Subspecies Platycercus (Platycercus) elegans melanopterus North, 1906
- Platycercus melanoptera North, A.J. 1906. Kangaroo Island Birds. The Register, Adelaide 71(18639): 3 [published 9 Aug.] [3, col. 2] [proposed conditionally but available under ICZN Art. 15; re-published in North, A.J. 1906. Kangaroo Island birds. Emu 6: 78 [published Oct.]; as the original description is limited to traits of adulthood, only those adults in SAMA collected before Aug. 1906 are syntypes: they are labelled as coming from Middle River, and their numbers were communicated by S.A. Parker].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA B9123 ♂ adult, Middle River, Kangaroo Is., SA (as Kangaroo Island); SAMA B9124 ♂ adult, Middle River, Kangaroo Is., SA (as Kangaroo Island).
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
W Kangaroo Is., east to Stokes and Vivonne Bays.
IBRA
SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, florivore, folivore, frugivorous, granivore, gregarious, nomadic, open forest, sedentary, tall forest, terrestrial, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, feeds mainly on seeds arboreally (Eucalyptus) and on ground, flies in shallow undulations bringing wings in to side of body, wanders locally to seasonal food sources.
General References
Joseph, L. & Hope, R. 1984. Aspects of genetic relationships and variation in parrots of the Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans complex (Aves: Psittacidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 108: 77-84 (biosystematics, population genetics)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 05-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 01-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | 28-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |