Australian King Parrot – Alisterus scapularis

Royal parakeet – also known as Australian King Parrot – is a species of parrot endemic to Australia.

This bird has three pen colors: green for the upper body, red and blue for the lower part for the rump. This 43 cm parakeet is characterized by its gray legs and yellow iris. When they reached maturity, it is easy to distinguish the male from the female by the color of their beak. The male’s one is of orange color whereas the female’s one is black. Before this period, the general appearance of both sex is similar: brown beak and iris.

It is also easy to locate the male from the female according to the color of the feathers of their head: those of the male are entirely red while those of the female tends to join the green color of their chest.