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Eclectus Parrot male and female I have stuck these two photos together so you can get an idea of the different colours of the males and females. The female is on the left. These birds are described as the most sexually dimorphic of all birds, so much so that they were originally though to be two separate species. Eclectus Parrot,Eclectus roratus,Geotagged,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Eclectus Parrot male and female

I have stuck these two photos together so you can get an idea of the different colours of the males and females. The female is on the left. These birds are described as the most sexually dimorphic of all birds, so much so that they were originally though to be two separate species.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Sorry Graeme, I know you have already posted these birds recently, I just thought it might be nice to see them together and as I was already doing this picture for something else, I thought I may as well stick it on here too!
    There is no metadata show as I have stuck two photos together!     Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      not a problem, the more photos of these beautiful birds the better. Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Nice to see the color difference so clearly. Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Very educational post, thanks for sharing! Posted 12 years ago

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The Moluccan Eclectus

The Moluccan eclectus (Eclectus roratus) is a parrot native to the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot family for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage.

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2013. Captured in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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