Rosella
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This article is about the genus. For other uses, see Rosella (disambiguation).
Rosellas /roʊˈzɛləz/[2] are in a genus that consists of six species and nineteen subspecies. These colourful parrots from Australia are in the genus Platycercus. Platycercus means "broad-tailed" or "flat-tailed",[3] reflecting a feature common to the rosellas and other members of the broad-tailed parrot tribe. Their diet is mainly seeds and fruit.
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Rosella | |
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Adult crimson rosella (P. elegans) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Platycercini |
Genus: | Platycercus Vigors, 1825 |
Type species | |
Psittacus pennantii[1] Latham, 1790 | |
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