Crimson rosella: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crimson rosella lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Platycercus elegans
Group	Parrots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	8.5 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae

Where does the crimson rosella live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crimson rosella in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a crimson rosella?

Wikidata records the following for the crimson rosella: mass 8.5 g (birth weight).

Is the crimson rosella endangered?

The crimson rosella’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crimson rosella?

The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Psittacidae, genus Platycercus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crimson rosella

The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, P. e. nigrescens, is genetically more distinct.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crimson rosella (revision 1368390353), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q53731 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).