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Birds · Psittaciformes · Psittacidae

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

Least Concern

The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.

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The Australian ringneck or Port Lincoln parrot is a medium-sized Australian parrot with a black or green head depending on the subspecies, a yellow collar on the nape and a yellow or green belly. It is highly variable geographically and the different forms were long considered separate species. It has benefited from Australian dryland farming, although road deaths are a significant cause of mortality.

Weight

140 g – 190 g

Size

33 cm – 40 cm

Life expectancy

20 years

Diet

Herbivore

Feeds mainly on plants.

Activity

Diurnal

Active mainly during the day.

Sighting difficulty

Easy

Temperate forestDesertGrassland
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Fun facts

  • Its geographical forms are so different that for decades they were treated as separate species, and even today some authors keep the division: there are black-headed populations and green-headed ones that hybridise where they meet.
  • It drinks at dawn and dusk at fixed watering points, a habit so predictable that the flocks are easy to find in the arid Australian interior.
  • It often feeds on the ground beside roads, taking grain spilled by lorries, which makes it one of the most frequently road-killed birds in Western Australia.

Life cycle and biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)
Habitat and environment
Eucalypt woodland, mallee scrub, farmland and riverside trees of inland and western Australia
Sexual maturity
11.9 months
Gestation / incubation
20 days of incubation
Litter / clutch size
5 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnardius_zonarius

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CountriesAustralia
ParksUluru-Kata TjutaAustralia
TagsHerbivore
Herbivore
Diurnal
Bird
Temperate forest
Desert
Grassland
Australia