Mr Eclectus Parrot : I think it's yum . . .
This image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Miller.
The Eclectus Parrot is a large parrot with marked sexual dimorphism (the male and female are different). The male is emerald green, with bend of wing blue, primaries deep blue, underwing coverts and sides of belly rich scarlet. It has a short square tail with central tail feathers green tipped with blue; outer tail feathers are blue tipped with white. The underside of the tail is dusky tipped yellow. The eye is orange. The upper mandible of its bill is coral pink, but the lower mandible is black. Feet and toes are mid grey. The female's plumage is vivid red, darker and duller on back and wings. It has a blue collar across the mantle and the bend of the wing and underwing coverts are bright blue, with a broad violet-blue band across the belly. The tail is red tipped with orange. Around the pale yellow eye is a blue ring. The bill is black. The feet and toes are the same as for the male. In flight for both sexes the blue-wing linings and orange tail are conspicuous. Immatures resemble adults. In both sexes the bill is dark brown-grey becoming dusky yellow towards tip. The Eclectus Parrot is also called the Red-sided Parrot and Rocky River Parrot.
The Eclectus Parrot is found on Eastern Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia), from Pascoe River south to Massey Creek and inland to McIlwraith Range and is locally common. Also widely distributed from Solomon lslands west through New Guinea to Moluccas. The Eclectus Parrot is found in the canopy of rainforests and in adjacent eucalypt woodlands. (Birdlife Australia)
Mr Eclectus Parrot : I think it's yum . . .
This image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Miller.
The Eclectus Parrot is a large parrot with marked sexual dimorphism (the male and female are different). The male is emerald green, with bend of wing blue, primaries deep blue, underwing coverts and sides of belly rich scarlet. It has a short square tail with central tail feathers green tipped with blue; outer tail feathers are blue tipped with white. The underside of the tail is dusky tipped yellow. The eye is orange. The upper mandible of its bill is coral pink, but the lower mandible is black. Feet and toes are mid grey. The female's plumage is vivid red, darker and duller on back and wings. It has a blue collar across the mantle and the bend of the wing and underwing coverts are bright blue, with a broad violet-blue band across the belly. The tail is red tipped with orange. Around the pale yellow eye is a blue ring. The bill is black. The feet and toes are the same as for the male. In flight for both sexes the blue-wing linings and orange tail are conspicuous. Immatures resemble adults. In both sexes the bill is dark brown-grey becoming dusky yellow towards tip. The Eclectus Parrot is also called the Red-sided Parrot and Rocky River Parrot.
The Eclectus Parrot is found on Eastern Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia), from Pascoe River south to Massey Creek and inland to McIlwraith Range and is locally common. Also widely distributed from Solomon lslands west through New Guinea to Moluccas. The Eclectus Parrot is found in the canopy of rainforests and in adjacent eucalypt woodlands. (Birdlife Australia)