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Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
-37.8947, 145.3
Field Notes
Description:
About 30 cm (12 in) long.
Habitat:
In a local sports reserve.
Notes:
Watching me snap fly pics. <br>
"...native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island [2] (notably in the northern half of the island and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island..." - Wikipedia <br>
Family: Psittaculidae <br>
Subfamily: Platycercinae <br>
Tribe: Platycercini
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Eastern Rosella
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 26, 2014
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