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Topic: Platycercus


In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  The Society for Conservation in Aviculture - Rosellas - A colourful Family
The Mealy Rosella (Platycercus adscitus palliceps) is a sub-species of the nominate race the Blue- Cheeked Rosella (Which has white cheek patches with blue shadings on the bottom of the patch).
The Browns Rosella or Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus venustus) is perhaps the most beautifully coloured of all the family, with its unusual light yellow (almost golden) plumage and its distinctive bright blue shoulder patches.
Stanley Rosellas or Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis icterotis) is the smallest member of the family, and is probably the least aggressive by nature.
www.thesca.org.uk /articles/rosella.html   (2348 words)

  
 Roles of the Wing Whistle
Roles of the Wing Whistle in the Territorial Behaviour of Male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds (Selasphorus platycercus)
platycercus) produce a particularly shrill, buzzing whistle as air rushes through slots created by the tapered tips of the ninth and tenth primary wing feathers (Fig.
platycercus indicate that wing sounds of hummingbirds affect the success of territory intrusions.
www.hummingbirds.net /miller1983.html   (5675 words)

  
 AN EXTRA-LIMITAL BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD IN WINTER: DISORIENTED OR HARBINGER OF CHANGE?
The Broad-tailed Humming- bird (Selasphorus platycercus) normally winters from northern Mexico highlands, southward into the mountains of central and southern Mexico.
Factors that might limit distribution and ability to thermoregulate were examined in a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) wintering in Arizona, unusual for this species.
En contraste a la condici6n subordinada de los Selasphorus platycercus invernando en M&xico, este ave excluy6 colibr/es como Calypte anna (mayor) y C. costae (menor) de su territorio.
elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v066n04/p0522-p0530.html   (5427 words)

  
 Eastern Rosella and Golden Mantled rosella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Golden Mantled rosella (Platycercus eximius splendidus) Which is much brighter in yellow, especially on its back which maintains a bright blue rump.
Observed in Queensland and in the New South Wales regions.
Tasmanian Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) as described this information sheet.
www.clickapet.com.au /factsheets/easternrosella.html   (1264 words)

  
 Bird Names - R
Rosella; Adelaide Platycercus elegans subadelaidae © Len Robinson
Rosella; Eastern Platycercus adscitus eximius © Wendy Opie
Rosella; Pale-headed Platycercus adscitus adscitus © Len Robinson
www.viridans.com /birdpics/rbird.htm   (358 words)

  
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Above left, a Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) on Kangaroo Island.
Next, an Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius), photographed in the Adelaide Hills; then an Adelaide rosella (Platycercus elegans flaveolus), photographed in an Adelaide garden.
It's a naturally-occurring hybrid of the Crimson and Yellow rosellas.
www.afrigalah.com /birds2.html   (248 words)

  
 Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots: The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera by Stan Sindel & James Gill - Rosella books and ...
Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots: The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera by Stan Sindel & James Gill - Rosella books and rosella videos from Avian Publications.
This book is a field and avicultural study of the true Australian broad-tailed parrots of the genera Platycercus (rosellas) and Barnardius: Eastern, Pale-headed, Northern, Crimson, Yellow, Adelaide, Green, and Western Rosella, and Mallee Ringneck, Cloncurry, and Port Lincoln Parrot.
Each species is discussed at length in individual chapters dealing with field observations, avicultural techniques, breeding procedures, subspecies, racial variations, and known mutations.
www.avianpublications.com /items/rosellas/item969.htm   (192 words)

  
 Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) of Sunnybank Brisbane Queensland Australia
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) of Sunnybank Brisbane Queensland Australia
Unofficial and independent local neighbourhood directory or portal to locate crimson rosella links and information on crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans) for the suburban community of Sunnybank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sightings of Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) in the upper Blue Mountains
uqconnect.net /~zzrawill/sunnybank/features/fauna/crimsonrosella   (85 words)

  
 Hummingbirds arrest their kidneys at night: diel variation in glomerular filtration rate in Selasphorus platycercus -- ...
Hummingbirds arrest their kidneys at night: diel variation in glomerular filtration rate in Selasphorus platycercus -- Bakken et al.
Articles by Bakken, B. Articles by del Rio, C. Hummingbirds arrest their kidneys at night: diel variation in glomerular filtration rate in Selasphorus platycercus
Key words: hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus, glomerular filtration rate, renal fractional water reabsorption, diurnal variation, phylogenetically independent contrast, nectarivory, glomerular intermittency
jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/207/25/4383   (3261 words)

  
 Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) of Sunnybank Brisbane Queensland Australia
Unofficial and independent local neighbourhood directory or portal to locate eastern rosella links and information on eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius) for the suburban community of Sunnybank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sightings of Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) in the upper Blue Mountains
The easters rosella (Platycercus eximius) in New Zealand
uqconnect.net /~zzrawill/sunnybank/features/fauna/easternrosella   (85 words)

  
 Eastern Rosella, Golden-mantled Rosella, Australian Parakeets, Platycercus eximius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Eastern Rosella, Golden-mantled Rosella, Australian Parakeets, Platycercus eximius
The Golden-mantled Rosella and the other two Eastern Rosellas belong in the Platycercus genus which contains six species.
Send us a description and/or a picture and we'll try to include it here!
www.exotictropicals.com /encyclo/birds/parakeets_australian/Rosellas/goldenmantle_eastern.php   (1812 words)

  
 Acclaim Images - pictures, stock photography and stock photos of platycercus eximius
Acclaim Images - pictures, stock photography and stock photos of platycercus eximius
prints and posters of platycercus eximius - clipart of platycercus eximius
pictures, stock photography and stock photos of platycercus eximius
www.acclaimimages.com /search_terms/platycercus_eximius.html   (100 words)

  
 Lexicon of Parrots
Parrakeets and Parrots of Australia, Asia and Pacific region: Nymphicus, Prosopeia, Alisterus, Aprosmictus, Polytelis, Purpureicephalus, Barnardius, Platycercus, Psephotus, Cyanoramphus, Eunymphicus, Neophema, Lathamus, Melopsittacus
To get picture and information about a species click on the name.
No part of the lexicon may be transmitted or reproduced in any form.
www.arndt-verlag.com /austral.htm   (48 words)

  
 NatureServe Explorer Species Index: Genus Selasphorus
AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NN, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY Selasphorus platycercus platycercus
Distribution data for U.S. states and Canadian provinces is known to be incomplete or has not been reviewed for this taxon.
Your comments will be very valuable in improving the overall quality of our databases for the benefit of all users.
natureserve.org /explorer/speciesIndex/Genus_Selasphorus_101984_1.htm   (826 words)

  
 Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots: The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera by Stan Sindel & James Gill - Parakeet books and ...
Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots: The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera by Stan Sindel & James Gill - Parakeet books and parakeet videos from Avian Publications.
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Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots: The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera by Stan Sindel & James Gill
www.avianpublications.com /items/parakeets/item969.htm   (313 words)

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