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 |  | Scientific name: Purpureicephalus spurius
Size: 36cm
Status: Common
Diet: Seeds of the marri tree and other eucalyptus. often raids fruit orchids.
Habitat: Open forest, woodlands, orchards and gardens.
Breeding: Four to seven white eggs are layed in a hollow limb between August and December.
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| | Red-capped Parrot
/Red-capped+Parrot/$File/Red-capped+Parrot.jpg) The red capped Parrot has a long and slender bill, possibly adapted to extract seeds from the nuts of the marri trees. |