Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The red-rumped parrot, also known as the red-backed parrot or grass parrot, is a medium-sized broad-tailed parrot endemic to open woodland in south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. It is a highly sexually dimorphic species, with the adult female mainly being a greyish olive-green with lighter underparts and the adult male predominantly being a brightly coloured green and gold with various shades of blue on the wings. Only the adult male possesses the red rump that gives the species its common name.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Psephotus