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Rainbow Lorikeet
A male and female pair of King Parrots
A female and male Red Winged Parrot in the jungle
A trio of Red-Collared Lorikeets, not to be mistaken with their Rainbow cousins, these birds are distinguished with an orange mark around the back of their heads and a black belly.
A pair of male and female Superb parrots
A scaly-breasted lorikeet in mid flight. One of the many parrots with a striking underwing texture.
Female King Parrot flying. Each of the parrots have a distinct texture underneath their wings: a black underwing for the case of the female king parrot
A male red-winged parrot blending in the jungle
Rainbow Lorikeet Claiming the High Ground.
The Crimson Rosella - the most abundant and primary rosella type
The Orange Crimson Rosella. Also known as an Adelaide Rosella
The Yellow variant of the Crimson Rosella
The Green Rosella, although funnily, the green is only visible on the back and its wings.
The Northern Rosella
A Pair of Western Rosellas
A pair of the Xanthogenys Western Rosellas. These are a sub-species of the main Western Rosellas, differing with paler colours, dark blue tails and a red-orange backs. The Xanthogenys reside further inland.
The Eastern Rosella
A pair of Pale-Headed Rosellas
One of Australia's iconic birds...and noisiest
Male and Female pair of Gang Gang Cockatoos
Pair of Galahs in the open plains
Pink Cockatoo
The Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Male and female pair of Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos, not to be mistaken for their Yellow Cousins
Pair of Red-Capped Parrots. Supposedly, the male and female do have some minor visual differences. Can you figure out which one is which?
Pair of Red-Capped Parrots. Supposedly, there's some minor visual differences between the male and female, the main change being the white tips of the female's and a slightly duller colour.
The male scarlet chested parrot. Quite a striking appearance on the front with its scarlet belly and blue-indigo head
Pair of Red-Cheeked Parrots. They're not only found along the Northern tips of Queensland, but also in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia! Plus this species has 17-subspecies associated with it
Pair of Scarlet Chested Parrots. The scarlet chest is absent on the female, mostly to blend them in with their surroundings better.
Male and Female Red Rumped Parrots - Can you guess which one is which?
Male and Female Red-Rumped Parrot (the male is the only one to have the red rump)
Pair of Cockatiels. The female is a bit greyer, whereas the male has a brighter yellow head
Pair of glossy black cockatoos. The female variant is the more striking of the two with yellow patches around its head and red-orange tail panels
The male variant of the glossy black cockatoo, which is has a plainer appearance of the two
A little corella
A Princess Parrot
A pair of Electus parrots. Oddly, the female eclectus stands out in the red whereas the male is more camouflaged with the green.
Another shot of the Eclectus Parrots. Did you know the first time they were discovered, they were thought to be different species!?
The Wild Budgie!
The Port Lincoln sub-species of the Australian Ringneck
Another subspecies of the Australian Ringneck - the Cloncurry
A pair of greater blue bonnets - one's Yellow Vented, the other a Red Vented Parrot. Very similar to each other, can you spot the differences?
The Bourke's Parrot
The Palm Cockatoo - The only parrot that can use tools!
