What is Australian king parrot?
The Australian King Parrot (scientific name: Alisterus scapularis) is a bird in the Parrotidae family. There are 2 subspecies. It is the largest Australian parakeet and the largest king parrot. The male bird is red from the head to the chest and abdomen, and the female bird is green.
What does Australian king parrot look like?
The Australian King Parrot is 41-43 cm long, weighs 275 grams and has a lifespan of 25 years. There are 2 subspecies, the main difference between the subspecies is the size of the body, and the plumage is almost the same. They are quite friendly in personality, and the plumage is very bright and beautiful. There are significant differences between males and females.
The male’s head, neck and underparts are scarlet. More or less blue feathers on the neck. The back and wings are dark green. When the bird’s wings are flapping, there are slender silver-green feathers clearly visible. Waist and hip blue. The tail is black with shades of blue. The upper mandible is dark orange-red, the lower mandible is black, and the beak base is orange. Iris yellow, legs grey
The female has a green top of the head and bright red on the lower thorax and abdomen, unlike the males. Wing coverts silver markings are underdeveloped and sometimes absent. The central and outer tail feathers are dark green with a dull pink tinge. The beak is grey.
The chicks are similar to the females, with a lower red on the chest. The beak is yellow and the iris is brown.
Australian king parrot living habits
Mainly inhabits in mountain forests below 1,600 meters above sea level, and will migrate with climate change. During the breeding period, it mainly inhabits moist and dense forests, canyon forests, open Eucalyptus forests, grassland woodlands, and beside rivers. In areas such as forests, the food includes fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, flowers, vegetables, plant sprouts, insect larvae, etc., and will go to orchards and farmland for food, resulting in loss of agricultural products.
Australian king parrot rearing
For raising parrots, it is recommended to use iron cages instead of bamboo or wooden cages to prevent parrots from pecking the cages. Regularly clean and sterilize the bird cage of the parrot to prevent the parrot from getting sick, choose suitable food for the parrot, ensure that they have an adequate and balanced diet to enhance their physique, and observe the state of the parrot more. A good situation may prompt them that a disease has occurred and needs to be treated in time. When the weather is hot in summer, you need to pay attention to giving parrots to cool off the heat and prevent exposure to the sun. You can bathe them or blow dry properly, and change their utensils and drinking water diligently to reduce the growth of bacteria and fungi in summer. And reproduction, it is recommended to feed less greasy food, such as rapeseed, and feed more fruits and vegetables appropriately.
