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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Crimson Rosella | Platycercus elegans |
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Adult Crimson Rosellas are usually seen in pairs or in parties of four to five birds. Juveniles congregate in large flocks of up to 50 individuals, and can be distinguished from adults by their green plumage. |
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Feeds in foliage or on the ground at the edge of forest clearings. Its diet consists mainly of seeds especially those of Acacia and Eucalyptus, with fruit also being eaten. |
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| Breeding | |
| Breeding occurs from September to January with four to six eggs being laid in a tree hollow, usually in a tall eucalypt tree. The eggs are incubated for 19 to 21 days and young fledge the nest 35 days after hatching. | |
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Rainforests and forest of coastal and south-eastern mainland Australia. |
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