Appearance
Measuring 34–38 cm in length and weighing 105–125 g, the adult Red-capped Parrot is a distinctive and easily recognised medium-sized parrot. The adult male has a crimson crown, grey-brown lores, and green-yellow cheeks and a narrow long upper mandible. The upperparts are dark green, the rump yellow-green, the tail green with dark blue tip. The underparts are purplish-blue and the flanks green and red. The female is similar but duller overall, and the juvenile has a dark green crown, reddish frontal band, and red-brown underparts.
Behavior
Marri seeds are the preferred diet, but birds also extract seeds from Karri , woody pear , ''Grevillea'', ''Hakea'', and She-oak , as well as insects such as psyllids, and even orchard fruit such as apples and pears.The breeding season is August to December, the nest is a tree hollow, and a clutch of five white eggs is laid.
Habitat
The species occurs from the Moore River southwards in southwestern Australia. Its natural habitat is Marri , but has adpated to farmland, orchards and suburban landscapes in Perth.References:
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