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Animal Care Studies - Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, Richmondpronounced in both subspecies of P. anthopeplus, but less conspicuous in P. alexandrae.( Forshaw 2002) (Sindel and Gill 2003)3.1.3 Distinguishing FeaturesAdult maleGeneral plumage colouration, both above and below, rich green, slightly paler and moreyellowish on underparts; hindcrown to nape washed with blue, forehead to forecrown,chin, throat and cheeks bright yellow, sometimes tinged with orange on centre offorehead; a wide crescent of scarlet-bright red across foreneck immediately below yellowthroat; bend of wing, outer most secondaries and outer webs of primaries dull blue, lasttwo forming indistinct thin blue leading edge to folding wing; tall above dark greenwashed with deep blue toward tip, below greyish-black with dull yellowish-white at tipsof lateral feathers; bill pale coral-brownish red; iris, yellow-orange red, orbital ring, grey;legs and feet, gray. (refer Figure 1.)Adult femaleDuller than male; differs by: face, dull bluish green (not yellow), grading to greyish greenon upper throat, and usually with varying dull-pink wash on lower throat; rest of head andneck, bright green with no blue wash on crown or nape; underbody duller, yellow-green;thighs, pink red; undertail the same as male, except for conspicuous rose-pink edges toouter feathers merging to cream at tip, under wing same as male, except coverts dullergreen; bill, duller brownish-red; iris yellow-crimson. (refer Figure 2.)Keith Naylor 28/3/2005 Version 3 10
Animal Care Studies - Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, RichmondFigure 1. Adult male.Figure 2. Adult female.JuvenilesVery similar to adult female but duller; best distinguished by: head and neck, dull yellowgreen,with no blue wash to face or pink wash on foreneck; tail has slightly broader andbrighter tip, and tip to tail flight feathers (rectices) pointed (rounded in adult); bill muchpaler, creamy yellow; iris red-brown. (Forshaw 2002) (Higgins 1999) (Lendon 1979)(Proctor and Lynch 1993) (Sindel and Gill 2003)3.2 Distribution and Habitat(Breeding, Post-breeding Dispersal and Habitat Use)DistributionInland southeastern Australia from central New South Wales south to northernmostVictoria.In New South Wales, west of the Great Dividing Range, P. swainsonii is distributed fromthe lower northwestern slopes and eastern sector of the northwestern plains, betweenNarrabri and Lightning Ridge, south to the southern tablelands, in the Canberra district ofthe Australian Capital Territory, and to the Murray River, between Albury and Barham.Westernmost records include Quambone, Nyngan, Goolgowi and Hay, with occasionalextralimital reports from Walgett, Bourke, Hermidale and to the northeast of Balranald.There are unconfirmed reports of sightings on the south coast between Bermagui andTathra, but reports from elsewhere on the coast especially from near Sydney, arepresumed to be of aviary escapees.In northernmost Victoria, where formerly it was more widespread, the species is nowconfined mainly to the mid Murray River and its tributaries from the lower GoulburnRiver and the Barmah Forest east to Yarrawonga and the lower Ovens River,occasionally extending upstream to Killawarra State Forest, north of Wangaratta.Breeding is restricted to the southern sector of the range, mostly below latitude 33°S,where it is concentrated along mid reaches of the Murrumbidgee River, between WaggaWagga and Toganmain Station, along mid reaches of the Murray River and its tributaries,between Barham and Yarrawonga, and on the southwestern slopes of the Great DividingRange from about Cowra south to the Cootamundra and Yass districts. North of latitude33°S, the presence of P. swainsonii is due principally to a post breeding dispersal fromthe southwest. (refer Figure 3 and 4)Keith Naylor 28/3/2005 Version 3 11
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