[UNCLASSIFIED] red faced parrot

A little while ago someone mentioned seeing a red faced/headed parrot but otherwise green, about the size of a rainbow lorikeet, and wanted to know what it is, I saw no COG responses.

 

Possible answers may include

Swift parrot- red face, slight yellow and blue tinge around red. otherwise mainly green, red shoulders. Flies very fast. Very rare although seen recently

Little lorikeet- Red face, otherwise green, a lot smaller than a rainbow lorikeet (smaller than budgie) with a kreeking call. Not seen for a few months in Canberra

 

possible escapees

Peach faced or fishers lovebirds- red/peach face, otherwise green, round birds and with short tail, loud screeching call, smaller than a rainbow lorikeet but bigger than a budgie and with a short tail. Common in captivity

Plum headed parrot- Male has Plum head, neatly edged, otherwise mainly green. Larger than rainbow lorikeet, rare in captivity

Musk lorikeet- red stripe from forehead to ears. Otherwise mainly green. Not indigenous to Canberra, but is native to the coast, uncommon in captivity.

 

Other possibilities

Eastern rosella- larger than lorikeet, but has yellow, and other colours

King parrot- Larger than a rosella, (much larger than a lorikeet) male has red head, otherwise mainly green with a bright green wing stripe. Gives a strident call, plink or clink

 

Do you have any more info on the bird??

 

Benj Whitworth

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