Eastern Rosella

A Leader in Breeding Hand Reared Companion Parrots

Parrot Haven Aviary Specialises In the Eclectus Parrot.

"One of the best companions in the world."

Platycercus eximus

Other Names:

Rosella, Rosella Parrot 0r Parakeet, Red Rosella, Common Rosella, White-Cheeked Rosella, Red-headed Rosella, Rosehill Parakeet.

The northern subspecies is known as the Golden-mantled Rosella or Parakeet.

Cock Eastern Rosella on top of a nest log at Parrot Haven Aviary

Eastern rosellas as a rule don't make good companion parrots. We have hand reared them in the past and produced beautiful cuddly parrots that would sit all over us.

Within a couple of weeks of being put into a nursery environment they start to become stand offish not wanting to be touched and nippy.

As an aviary parrot their exquisite colour is hard to resist. Their whistling ability is well known and a pleasure to listen to.

One of Parrot Haven Aviary's cock birds.

Description:

Head, upper breast and under tail-coverts red; cheeks white. Lower breast yellow becoming yellowish-green on abdomen, feathers of lower breast and abdomen with fine dark edging. Nape, back and shoulder feathers black with yellowish-green edging.

Inner median wing-coverts black. Bend of wing and outer median wing-coverts blue, secondary-coverts pale blue, secondaries, outer webs at base of primaries and under wing-coverts blue.

Lower back and upper tail-coverts pale green with fine dark edging, upperside of middle tail-feathers dark green with narrow dark blue edging, outer tail-feathers pale blue with dark blue base and pale tips, tail underside pale bluish.

Bill light grey-horn colour; narrow periophthalmic ring grey to dark grey; iris dark brown; feet grey.

Female:

On average smaller and with duller red; edging to back feathers dull green, whitish under-wing stripe present in many females. Mostly smaller and narrower bill.

Immatures:

Similar to female, but with duller plumage; back of crown and nape green; pale under-wing stripe present; adult plumage attained at 18 months.

Length:

30 cm (12 ins)

Housing:

The Eastern Rosellas are strong flyers that need as much room as you can possible give to them. An aviary no smaller than four metres long, two metres high and one metre wide is recommended.

Breeding:

Season starts in September and lasts until January. The hen will produce from three up to nine broad-elliptical eggs, laid one every second day. After the third egg is laid the hen will start to sit and incubate the eggs for the next 21 days. During the incubation period she is fed by her mate.

Distribution:

Central and southern New South Wales across Victoria to southeast South Australia; introduced to North Island of New Zealand.

[Superb] [Princess] [Eastern Rosella] [Australian King Parrot]

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