- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold princess parrot, 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 princess parrot
The princess parrot is a medium-sized Australian parrot, 34 to 46 cm long, with mostly green plumage, a pink throat, a bluish crown and rump, and a long, narrow tail. Males are brighter, with longer tail feathers and a coral-red beak. It is nomadic, arriving in small groups to breed and then disappearing, and it is one of Australia's least known parrots because it is so elusive. It inhabits arid woodland and scrub with spinifex, eucalypts and acacias across the interior, feeding on the seeds of grasses and shrubs. It nests in a hollow in a eucalypt or desert oak and breeds opportunistically when food is plentiful.
Princess Parrot facts
- It is named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who married the future Edward VII in 1863.
- Unusually among parrots, it mobs predators.
- Mature males have a projecting extension on the third primary feather, called a spatule.
- Four to six white eggs are laid and incubated for 19 days.
Where to see princess parrot in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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New York· 1
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