- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold eastern rosella, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the eastern rosella
The eastern rosella is a parrot native and endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is about 30 cm long, with a red head, white cheeks and a white beak, a red upper breast fading from yellow to pale green on the abdomen, and black back feathers with yellowish or greenish margins that give a scalloped look. Mostly arboreal, it feeds on grass seeds, buds, flowers, nectar, fruit and insects. It nests in tree hollows and nest boxes, laying five or six eggs on average. Birds introduced in cages to New Zealand are now established on the North Island and in the hills around Dunedin.
Eastern Rosella facts
- Three subspecies are recognised, including the golden-mantled rosella of northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland.
- Eastern rosellas can be highly territorial and may destroy the eggs of other pairs nesting too close.
- Reports describe them feeding on 50 plant species and 15 animal species.
- Chicks fledge about a month after hatching and are largely independent by 40 days.
Where to see eastern rosella in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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