Tuesday, 22 October 2019

Wild Bird Wednesday 379 - Australian Ringneck - aka Port Lincoln Parrot

This week's WBW is brought to you by the highly variable Australian Ringneck Parrot (Barnardius zonarius) which occurs in a number of sub-species.

These birds are examples of the subspecies Barnardius zonarius zonarius (dont you just love taxonomy!) - which is also know as the Port Lincoln Parrot.  This is the most widespread of the sub-species of this parrot.

These birds were photographed in the Desert Park in Alice Springs.  They are not an uncommon bird in Alice.  In fact, they can be found on the main street of the town, where they have become used to stealing packets of sugar from cafe tables!

These birds were a little more wild than that.











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15 comments:

  1. italiafinlandia22 October 2019 at 20:12

    Awesome turquoise!
    Cheers from Verona.

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  2. Anne (cornucopia)22 October 2019 at 20:26

    Gorgeous looking birds Stewart.

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,22 October 2019 at 21:20

    My heart is pitter-pattering, Stewart!

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  4. Brian King22 October 2019 at 21:44

    What a beautiful bird! Great pastel colors!

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  5. Yamini MacLean22 October 2019 at 21:46

    Hari OM
    That's a beauty - and having been to the Alice four times (admittedly last time was 18 years back), I don't recall ever having seen one... clearly, something must have changed. Availability of sugar perhaps?! YAM xx

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  6. Marie Smith22 October 2019 at 22:40

    They are gorgeous and my favourite colours!

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  7. Author R. Mac Wheeler22 October 2019 at 23:27

    Cool birds; cool shots.

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  8. Nathailes SANTA MARIA23 October 2019 at 04:26

    Wonderful parrot Stewart !

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  9. Sharon Wagner23 October 2019 at 04:50

    Uncommonly pretty, I say.

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  10. Kenneth Cole Schneider23 October 2019 at 05:44

    Such wonderful shades of turquoise! You certainly have quite an assortment of colorful birds Down Under!

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  11. This N That23 October 2019 at 05:51

    They are beautiful. So colorful! Sugar, really.? Wonderful pictures Stewart. I don’t have any birds this week to share. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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  12. Ranten23 October 2019 at 06:40

    Hi Stewart! Great bird! Not so common here in Norway of course :-))

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  13. Rohrerbot23 October 2019 at 07:40

    That is gorgeous!!!!! Spectacular bird!

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  14. Cloudia24 October 2019 at 03:47

    Wonderful new sighting for me! Thanks, Stewart

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  15. Linda24 October 2019 at 15:54

    They are beautifully colorful!

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