Platycercus eximius
Eastern Rosella
No Local Name
f.PSITTACIDAE
Parrots and allies
Platycercus eximius
Eastern Rosella
No Local Name
f.PSITTACIDAE
Parrots and allies
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesEastern Rosella EN Rosella EN Rosella DE
Local NamesNo NameRR
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesPlatycercus eximius (accepted name)
, Platycercus (Violania) adscitus eximius, Psittacus eximius
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Birds, f.Parrots and allies - Bird
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEOGNATHAE, o.Psittaciformes, f.PSITTACIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+MG-AT-MK-MT-AK-PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK-NS-SW-
VouchersRRTBD
Local OriginIntroduced; Recent; Maintained
Global RangeNative: ne.NSW - se.Queensland;
HabitatLand
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesCultural - pet
IdentificationTo 30cm. A small broad-tailed parrot with distinctive cheek patches. RED HEAD AND BREAST WITH WHITE CHEEKS; belly yellow to green; blue on the wings. One form, the Golden-mantled form, has the dark back-feathers edged yellow. CALL 'tink-tink'; 'pseet-it'; 'tock-swit-it'.
Similar SpeciesRosellas separate into those with white cheeks, blue cheeks more...and yellow cheeks. Other white-cheeked rosellas: Pale-headed Rosella has pale yellow head; Northern Rosella has a black cap.
Interest NoteFour cage birds imported to Rarotonga c.1988 by Gerald Garnimore...er. Unintentionally released c.1900, and all but one dead by c.1992. One survived thru May 2000 (rpt Richard Barton in Arorangi).
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.17 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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