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Australian king parrot

Alisterus scapularis

Photo by CataAna
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Male Australian King Parrot with distinctive read head and chest. Females have mostly green feathers.

Notes:

If you look carefully you can see the green female on the left in the picture, blending in.

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Australian King Parrot

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Comments (8)
Phil_S
Love this photo! Especially the hiiden female in the background. Good work!
CataAna
Thank you very much JoKin :-)
JoKin
Hi CataAna you have great photos!
Blueidone
Great composition in this photo! A beautiful capture...such a handsome bird :)
AnneW
Beautifully captured

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