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Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella · アカクサインコ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 36 cm is about 6 cm longer than the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 Because it readily visits seed trays placed in gardens, it is a familiar garden visitor to people in Australia.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Crimson Rosella is a rosella parrot living in tall eucalyptus forests of southeastern Australia, with orange and yellow forms also occurring in some regions besides the red form.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
The nominate red form has crimson body plumage and bright blue cheeks. Depending on the region, orange individuals (around the Flinders Ranges) and yellow individuals (along the Murray River basin) also occur.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Moving in small flocks, it eats seeds of eucalyptus, grasses, and shrubs, as well as insects and tree blossoms. It lines a hollow high in a tree with wood shavings to nest and breeds from September to January.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22733483/132181501
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 132181501
- • wikidata.org — Q53731
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Platycercus elegans Wilsons Prom.jpg
- • australian.museum — crimson-rosella
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Hugo Gruson · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Agapornis roseicollis)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.