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DESCRIPTION
13 inches (33cm). Male is bright green - lime on head and underside, forest
on back, shoulders and tail - with bright red wing coverts. Female has
duller coloration throughout and only a small, indistinct patch of red
on the wings. Eyes black encircled with red.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Northeast Australia and New Guinea.
HABITAT Open
forest areas.
DIET Seeds, greens. SPECIAL NEEDS
Adults are not good community birds. Male tends to harass female during
breeding season, unless male primaries are clipped.
CAGE LIFE
Nests in tree hollows (particularly eucalyptus) that are up to 30 feet
(9m) deep. Lays 3 to 6 eggs, incubation time 21 days, feeding by both
parents, fledging 40 days.
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