Birds · An occasional visitor rather than a resident.
Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis
First heard here 21 Sept · last heard 5 Nov · 7 days in the last year · 12 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording song, recorded in Australia
Romuald Mikusek, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
What to look for
The Australian king parrot is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest. They feed on fruits and seeds gathered from trees or on the ground.
Read more on Wikipedia (Australian king parrot)
When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Monday 21 September, 4 detections between 6:56am and 9:08am.
Time of day
Busiest around 7am. From 7 days with hourly counts.
| Day | Heard | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | 1 | 5:36pm | 5:36pm | 99% |
| 6 Oct | 1 | 7:28am | 7:28am | 77% |
| 3 Oct | 1 | 4:53pm | 4:53pm | 82% |
| 1 Oct | 1 | 6:44am | 6:44am | 82% |
| 28 Sept | 2 | 11:59am | 1:06pm | 90% |
| 25 Sept | 2 | 7:41am | 3:57pm | 83% |
| 21 Sept | 4 | 6:56am | 9:08am | 80% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.