Archivo: Neophema splendida -Gluepot Reserve -female-8

Description: An immature female Scarlet-chested Parrot at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia, Australia. Gluepot Reserve, which is a 54,000 hectare property owned by Birds Australia in Mallee country north of Waikerie, formerly a cattle station (read more about Gluepot Reserve). One of the reasons Birds Australia bought this property was to protect this rare species. It is a bird of the arid interior of Australia, and though deemed of Least Concern it is thinly spread and rarely encountered. We were fortunate enough to find a pair of immature birds when they came in to drink at a watering point (which has a bird hide next to it), with a flock of about 70 Mulga Parrots.
Title: Neophema splendida -Gluepot Reserve -female-8
Credit: Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendida) Uploaded by Snowmanradio
Author: David Cook Wildlife Photography from Wamboin, NSW, Australia
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