The western rosella (Platycercus icterotis), or moyadong, is a species of parrot endemic to southern Western Australia.
Habitat
Western Rosellas are found in open eucalypt forest and timbered areas, including cultivated land and orchards. The nominate icterotis is found in high rainfall areas and the other subspecies, xanthogenys, in drier woodland, with a heath understorey.
Distribution
The Western Rosella is only found in the south-west of Western Australia. There are two sub-species, with the nominate, icterotis, confined to the south-west coast, and the other, xanthogenys, found in the wheat belt.
Feeding and diet
Western Rosellas mainly eat the seeds of grasses and other plants, as well as fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae.They feed on the ground, in the foliage of trees and shrubs, in open areas of pasture, on roadsides, golf courses, stubble paddocks and on spilt grain.
Western Rosellas are found in open eucalypt forest and timbered areas, including cultivated land and orchards. The nominate icterotis is found in high rainfall areas and the other subspecies, xanthogenys, in drier woodland, with a heath understorey.
Distribution
The Western Rosella is only found in the south-west of Western Australia. There are two sub-species, with the nominate, icterotis, confined to the south-west coast, and the other, xanthogenys, found in the wheat belt.
Feeding and diet
Western Rosellas mainly eat the seeds of grasses and other plants, as well as fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae.They feed on the ground, in the foliage of trees and shrubs, in open areas of pasture, on roadsides, golf courses, stubble paddocks and on spilt grain.
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10 February 2022
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