Blue Bonnet

Blue Bonnet

Taxobox
name = Blue Bonnet
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
subfamilia = Platycercinae
tribus = Platycercini
genus = " Northiella "
genus_authority = Mathews, 1912
species = "N. haematogaster"
binomial = "Northiella haematogaster"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1838)

The Blue Bonnet ("Northiella haematogaster") is an Australian parrot, the only member of the genus "Northiella". Its habitat includes open woodland, scrub, riverine forest, spinifex, and farmlands in the eastern half of the continent, with a smaller race being found in the Western Australian Nullarbor region.

This species grows up to 27-35cm in length and the sexes are similar in appearance. The are usually seen in pairs or small groups feeding along roads. They breed between July and December producing 4 to 7 white eggs.

It is a common species in the wild though not so in captivity due to its duller colouring and pugnacious behaviour.

The genus name commemorates the Australian ornithologist Alfred John North.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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