General Description
Upper body and breast dark green, wings blue, belly yellow-green. Face yellow with a blue stripe across the forehead. Tail green and blue with a yellow edge. Body up to 23 cm long.
Biology
Blue-winged Parrots are nomadic, moving to different areas depending on the availability of grasses and herbs.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Woodlands, coastal heaths and grasslands.
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Brief Id
Green upper body, blue wings, yellow belly, blue stripe between eyes on forehead.
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Colours
Green, Blue, Yellow
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Diet
Herbivore
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Trade restrictions (Appendix II), FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Vulnerable, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Common Name
Blue-winged Parrot
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Species Name
chrysostoma
