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Female © Andreas Heikaus
Male © Nathan Ruser
Female © Andreas Heikaus
Male © Nick Thompson
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Male © Max Breckenridge
Male and female © Nathan Ruser
Male © Edward Smith

Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida

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Brightly colored nomadic desert parrot with a relatively short tail, mostly found in the Great Victoria Desert, with very occasional records outside this area. Feeds on the ground in arid bushland. Male has intense blue head, rich scarlet chest, green back, blue wings, and yellow belly. Female lacks scarlet chest and has much more subdued coloration, with pale bluish face and wings; similar juvenile has pale bill. In flight, upperparts show dark blue outer wing contrasting with pale blue inner wing and green back.

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