Identification: Head and neck crimson to scarlet with cobalt-blue cheeks. Back black with feathers having broad and bright edges of crimson to scarlet. Wings dusky black with rich blue on inner flight feathers. Underside rich crimson to scarlet.

Yellow varietes replace the crimson rosella in different parts of south- eastern Australia.

Call/Song: Four types of call: a call of shrill, quickly repeated short notes given in flight (an alarm call); a high pitched, two or three note bell-like whistle (a contact call); a lower- pitched, softer call of five to ten quickly repeated whistled notes (a feeding or roosting contact call); and a rich, musical chatter between birds in trees.
Sound: Dave Stewart -used with permission

.Found in all suitable habitats throughout the eastern ranges with other varieties occuring in other parts of south-eastern Australia.

Habitat:Inhabits forests of various kinds and at all altitudes.

Feeding: Eats seeds of fruit, flowers, honey and insects.

Breeding/Nesting: Breeding season is from September to February and nests can be found in holes in trees at varying heights.

Movement: Sometimes can be seen feeding on the ground, but mostly feeds in tree tops.
 

Photo:  Queensland DEH

Other Common Names:  Yellow rosella, Adelaide rosella, mountain lowry, Murrumbidgee lowry.

Status: Common

Distribution:Found throughout the rainforest and nearby eucalypt forest but most easily observed in the Green Mountains picnic areas.

Abundance:  Common

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Reader's Digest Services (1979) Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds, Surry Hills, NSW.