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Pair of Mallee Ringnecks feeding on the ground at dawn

Record ID record-711dcea6-fae1-4e1d-a432-6d2b1684ffe4

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Images and files

A green parrot with a red forehead band, yellow collar and orange belly patch stands facing the camera on dry grass.

Front view of the brighter bird: red band above the bill and orange belly band.

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Two green parrots on dry grass; one faces the camera showing a red forehead and orange belly, the other, duller, stands side-on.

The pair together: brighter bird facing, duller bird side-on.

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Two green ring-necked parrots on dry grass, one with a dark blue-black back and long blue tail, the other duller green.

The pair side by side, showing the yellow collar, dark back and long blue tail.

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A green parrot with a dark back, yellow collar and long blue-green tail stands in profile on dry grass.

Brighter bird in profile, full tail visible.

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A green parrot with a dark blue-black back and orange belly feeds on the ground under the leaves of a small tree.

Brighter bird feeding under a young tree.

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Record details

Basis of record
Human observation
Verbatim identification
Ring-necked parrot (Mallee Ringneck)
Taxon rank
Subspecies
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Subfamily
Platycercinae
Tribe
Platycercini
Genus
Barnardius
Specific epithet
zonarius
Infraspecific epithet
barnardi
Scientific name
Barnardius zonarius barnardi
Scientific name authorship
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Name according to
Australian Faunal Directory
Nomenclatural code
ICZN (zoological)
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Name match type
Exact match
Checklist
Atlas of Living Australia name index (AFD)
Checklist version
ALA namematching API, checked 2026-11-03
Scientific name ID
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e0a12d2a-a2ef-4be5-8176-dea90daf0e2f
Identification remarks
Photographed: red frontal band above the bill, bright yellow-green collar on the hindneck, blue-black mantle, green body with an orange-yellow belly band, long blue-green tail, ground feeding in a pair. This combination (red forehead plus yellow belly band, green crown) is the mallee form barnardi, the form found in the Riverina.
Identification confidence
Certain
Wild, cultivated or captive
Wild
Establishment means
Native
Individual count
2
Life stage
Adult
Life stage remarks
Bright bird adult; duller bird likely adult female, possibly an immature.
Sex
Not recorded
Associated organisms
None noted.
Event date
2026-11-03
Sampling protocol
Seen and photographed with a phone (Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, 3.8x zoom), naked eye, 06:19–06:23 AEDT.
Occurrence remarks
Two Mallee Ringnecks (Australian Ringneck, mallee form) feeding together on dry, short grass and bare ground in a rural garden just after sunrise, after overnight rain. One bird brightly coloured with a clear red frontal band and orange belly band; the second duller with a greyer head. They fed close together, moving slowly across the ground, for at least four minutes.
Uncertainty remarks
Location generalised to whole degrees (about ±60 km) to protect a private home site. Subspecies from plumage and range. Sex of the two birds not certain: the duller bird may be a female or a young bird.
Occurrence status
Present
Behaviour
Feeding on the ground together on dry grass and bare soil at sunrise; stayed close as a pair.
Data quality statement
Identification checked from the photos against field marks; name checked as an exact match in the ALA name index (AFD) on 3 Nov 2026. Phone photos at 3.8x zoom in low dawn light, so fine detail is limited. Location deliberately generalised to whole degrees (±60 km). GPS removed from the published images. No playback or baiting used.
Source
Rob's phone photos 20261103_061929–062312 (34 frames; 5 chosen)
Place
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Rob Evans (2026). Pair of Mallee Ringnecks feeding on the ground at dawn. Clio Online Museum. https://cliomuseum.org/records/record-711dcea6-fae1-4e1d-a432-6d2b1684ffe4

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