Mallee Ringneck
Barnardius barnardi
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Australia - October 2010
The Mallee Ringneck is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Port Lincoln Parakeet (B. zonarius), with whom it forms a parapatric pair. Its taxonomic status is still under debate as recent molecular studies were inconclusive.
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Australia - October 2010
They inhabit mallee scrub, open woodland and wooded riverbanks and feed on fruits, seeds and flowers from a variety of trees and grasses.
female (left) & male (right) - Wyperfeld National Park, Australia - October 2010
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Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Australia - October 2010
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