Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis ‡
Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela, E NSW IMG_0114 20201216 - scapularis male
Notes: Deep green & red parrot. Male deep blue rump;
broad pale green shoulder stripe; iris
bright yellow; upper mandible
orange-red tipped black. Female head & upper breast green,
variably
tinged red; shoulder stripe greatly reduced; paler blue rump; iris pale yellow;
upper
mandible grey-brown. Juvenile like duller female; iris brown;
bill at first orange, becoming brown.
Ssp minor smaller. Feeds on
seeds, fruits, insects. In wet eucalypt forests and adjacent lands.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©(modified)
Wondecla Cabin, FNE Qld IMG_1251 20251107 - scapularis female. CLICK for another the next day.
Blue Knob, NE NSW IMG_4927 20230613 - scapularis male
Wondecla Cabin, FNE Qld IMG_1098 20251107 - scapularis male. CLICK for another the next day.
Waratah Bay, S Vic IMG_6831 20101112 - scapularis female. CLICK for male: Mallacoota Caravan Park, FE Vic 20211115.
Property, Lake Eacham, Tablelands, FN Qld IMG_2188 20200604 - minor female & male. CLICK for anotherview of the male.
Tarra-Bulga NP, SE Vic IMG_4289 20190302 - scapularis juvenile
Campground, Molesworth, C Vic IMG_1717 20250520 - scapularis juvenile
Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela, E NSW IMG_0120 20201216 - scapularis male
Tarra-Bulga NP, SE Vic MVI_4286 20190302 - scapularis young male
Property, Lake Eacham, Tablelands, FNE Qld IMG_2185 20200604 - minor male & female.