Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Forms a species-group with P. venustus and P. eximius, and sometimes considered conspecific with both. Proposed form mackaiensis (Mackay, E Queensland) synonymized with palliceps; form elseyi is an intergrade between latter and nominate. Hybrids of present species with P. elegans were originally thought to be a separate species, “P. mastersianus” (Masters’s Rosella) (Frith 2013). Two subspecies recognized.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
111 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be abundant throughout much of its range (del Hoyo et al. 1997). The population is suspected to be increasing as ongoing habitat degradation is creating new areas of suitable habitat.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be increasing as ongoing habitat degradation is creating new areas of suitable habitat.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pale-headed-rosella-platycercus-adscitus on 29/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 29/11/2024.
