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In the wild it is usually a ground feeder, but also raids fruit and nut trees in gardens, and retreats noisily if disturbed.

Our Rosella is an EASTERN ROSELLA, Platycercus eximius.

Platycercus means flat or broad tailed. Rosellas, like Cockatiels, are in the Parrot or Psittacidae family, that has 328 species.

Rosella probably takes its name from the Rosehill district of Sydney, Australia, where they have been common.

The Eastern Rosella is also known as the Common, or the White Cheeked, or the Red Headed Rosella, or the Poll Parrot, or the Rosehill Parakeet, or the Rosy.

In the wild it is usually a ground feeder, but also raids fruit and nut trees in gardens, and retreats noisily if disturbed.