Eastern rosella
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The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a rosella native to southeastern Australia, including Tasmania.
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Eastern rosella | |
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P. e. diemenensis (male) | |
P. e. diemenensis (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Platycercus |
Species: | P. eximius |
Binomial name | |
Platycercus eximius (Shaw, 1792) | |
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It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island[2] (notably in the northern half of the island, Taranaki, Waikato and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.[3][4]