Red Capped Parrot - (my photograph) Found only in South West Western Australia. The male is more colourful than the female, dark green except for the distinctive red cap on his head, lime green cheeks and rump, pale purple chest, with red under the tail. About 12" long, including the tail. They are related to rosellas and live in Eucalypt forests . Their diet consists of seeds of Eucalypts, especially Marri, casuarinas, grevilleas, hakeas and grasses. They lay 4 - 6 eggs in tree hollows high above the ground. The eggs incubate in 20 days. Not endangered.
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