Red-Rumped Parrot

This colorful parrot inhabits open grassland, farmland, and woodland edges across southeastern Australia, typically foraging on the ground for seeds in pairs or small flocks. Males display a vivid red rump and blue-green plumage, while females are duller olive-green, and both are often first noticed by their soft chattering calls in flight. Cooler months, when flocks gather in open paddocks to feed, provide the best opportunity for close views.