images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Rainbow Lorikeets
Rockhampton, Qld
Rainbow Lorikeet
Seaforth, Qld
Red-collared Lorikeet
Knuckey Lagoon, NT
Purple-crowned Lorikeets
Gluepot, SA
Northern Rosella
Pine Creek, NT
Regent Parrot
Lake Hindmarsh, Vic
Green Rosella
The Neck, Tas
Green Rosella
Tarkine, Tas
The berry pirate
Ranelagh, Tas
Rosella in the fog
Ranelagh, Tas
Green Rosella
The Neck, Tas
Sunflower season
Ballarat East, Vic
Crimson Rosella
Smythes Creek, Vic
Gutter guard
Creswick, Vic
Yellow Rosella
Carathool, NSW
Yellow Rosellas
Balranald, NSW
Yellow Rosella
Deniliquin, NSW
Adelaide Rosella
Warren Gorge, SA
Eastern Rosella
Goulburn River National Park, NSW
Pale-headed Rosella
Giru, Qld
Western Rosella
Manypeaks, WA
Twenty Eight
Lake Preston, WA
Mallee Ringnecks
Gluepot, SA
Mallee Ringneck
Messent, SA
Mallee Ringneck
Birdcage, Vic
Red-capped Parrot
Albany, WA
Blue Bonnet
Mungo, NSW
Blue Bonnet
Lake Timboram, Vic
Blue Bonnets
Murray-Sunset, Vic
Red-rumped Parrot
Darling Anabranch, NSW
Red-rumped Parrot
Terrick Terrick, Vic
Red-rumped Parrot
Mildura, Vic
Mulga Parrot
Gluepot, SA
Mulga Parrot
Mungo, NSW
Mulga Parrot
Mungo, NSW
Hooded Parrot
Pine Creek, NT
Blue-winged Parrot
Haddon Water Reserve, Vic
Elegant Parrot
Denmark, WA
Turquoise Parrot
Eldorado, Vic
Turquoise Parrot
Warby Ranges, Vic
Hanging Parrot
Sinharaja, Sri Lanka
Alexandrine Parakeet
Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Layard’s Parakeet
Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Psittaciformes ...
parrots and cockatoos
Like many bird groups, Psittaciformes evolved in Gondwana. The order contains about 400 species in three families, the 3 New Zealand parrots (not relevant here), the cockatoos (21 species, two-thirds of them native to Australia) and the hundreds of true parrots, which are spread all over the tropics and most of the Southern Hemisphere. Australia has more than 40 parrot species. Sri Lanka only 5 (which seems rather odd).
Cacatuidae
cockatoos
Psittacidae
parrots
Struthioniiformes
emus, cassowaries (11)
Galliformes
mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)
Anseriformes
ducks, geese (48)
Podicipediformes
grebes and flamingos (26)
Columbiformes
doves and pigeons (28)
Caprimulgiformes
frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)
Cuculiformes
cuckoos and coucals (13)
Gruiformes
crakes, rails, and cranes (59)
Otidiformes
bustards (4)
Procellariiformes
albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)
Pelicaniformes
storks, herons and allies (78)
Charadriiformes
waders (74)
Strigiformes
owls (9)
Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (42)
Coraciiformes
kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (34)
Piciformes
woodpeckers and allies (3)
Falconiformes
kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (21)
Psittaciformes
parrots and cockatoos (84)
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