Australasian Birds

Psittacidae : Parrots

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

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Australia - October 2010