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Australian Ringneck

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

Family Psittaculidae

Not threatened — regionally distinctive parrot

About

A medium-sized parrot with a distinctive yellow neck-ring, named explicitly among Mount Remarkable National Park's characteristic reptiles, mammals and birds alongside goannas, emus and echidnas.

How to spot it

Look for a green parrot with a blue face, yellow band around the back of the neck, and a yellow belly patch, often seen perched in pairs on dead branches or foraging on the ground in dry woodland along the park's gorge trails.

Found in

  • Mount Remarkable National Park