#red-capped parrot

[cairina-photography]

Red-capped Parrot

Perth, Western Australia (2024)

[calochortus]

Red-capped Parrot by Sandra Wallace Via Flickr: Red-capped Parrot - male Purpureicephalus spurious 35-38 cm

[oceaniatropics]

Red-capped Parrot, Little Grove, Albany, Western Australia

[vintagewildlife]

Red-capped parrot By: M. K. Morcombe From: The Fascinating Secrets of Oceans & Islands 1972

[drhoz]

#1993 - Purpureicephalus spurius - Red-capped Parrot

AKA King Parrot (WA only), Western King Parrot, Pileated Parakeet, Hookbill, Blue Parrot (????), djaryl, djarrailboordang, Djar-rail-bur-tong, Djarrybarldung, Jul-u-up, Chelyup, Djalyup, and  djayop. The scientific name means Illegitimate Purple-headed. It’s certainly not purple. But the ‘illegitimate’ bit refers to the fact that the juveniles look very different to their parents (and mostly green).

A medium-sized broad-tailed parrot native to the SW corner of Australia, where it feeds on seeds (preferring Marri), flowers, berries, and the occasional insect. Most closely related to the Mulga Parrot  Psephotellus varius from which it apparently diverged in the Miocene.

Usually seen in groups of 2 to 6, although juveniles may flock together in up to about 100.

Difficult to raise in captivity. Despite being shot as a pest in parts of Western Australia (with little justification), considered a Species of Least Concern.

[birdstudies]

March 18, 2016 - Red-capped Parrot, Pileated Parrot or Parakeet, King Parrot, Western King Parrot, Western Australian King Parrot, or Hookbill (Purpureicephalus spurius)

These parrots are endemic to tall eucalyptus forests of southwestern Australia. They feed on marri (Corymbia calophylla, a species of eucalyptus tree) seeds, other seeds, insects, and flowers. Their long beaks help them pry the seeds from marri fruits, which they grasp with a foot while feeding. Nesting in cavities in eucalyptus trees, females lay their eggs on wood dust at the bottom of the nest holes, incubating them and caring for the chicks for about two weeks, when both of the parents feed them.

[oceaniatropics]

Red-capped Parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius), Albany, south-west Australia, by Ian Fraser

[fyeahparakeets]

Red-Capped Parrot or Pileated Parakeet (Purpureicephalus spurius)