Velvet wrote:
caskur wrote:
Yes Fash, they are very pretty birds....
fight fight fight…
Are they ever pretty. What are they?
In Western Australia they are the Twenty-eight Parrot. In South Australia they are called The Port Lincoln Parrot.
But in recent times they're now referred to as a Ringneck. ( I favour calling them Twenty-eights )
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http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile ... n-ringneckDescription
The Australian Ringneck is a large parrot, differing in size and plumage in different regions. There are four subspecies, in two main groups. All are mostly green, with an obvious yellow band on the hind-neck. Members of the Mallee group have a mainly green head and neck. The Mallee Ringneck, subspecies barnardi, has a more varied green and blue body, with more yellow underneath and a red frontal band. The Cloncurry subspecies macgillivrayi has much more yellow and pale turquoise around the face. The Port Lincoln group all have dark hoods and are mainly green. The Twenty Eight Parrot, subspecies semitorquatus, has a red frontal band and is all green underneath. The Port Lincoln Parrot, subspecies zonarius, is green and yellow underneath. All subspecies hybridise widely. They are quiet when feeding, but when disturbed fly off with loud alarm calls. Their flight is swift and undulating. This species is also known as the Mallee, Port Lincoln, Banded or Cloncurry Ringneck, Twenty Eight Parrot or Buln Buln.
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