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 |  | Scientific name: Polytelis anthopeplus
Size: 40cm
Status: Common over a limited range.
Diet: Seeds, fruits, blossoms and shoots.
Habitat: River red gums and casuarina woodlands, mallee and acacia scrub.
Breeding: Nests in a large hollow in a tree, where four to six eggs are layed.
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| | Regent Parrot
/Regent+Parrot/$File/Regent+Parrot.jpg) When not breeding this attractive gold bird forms large flocks up to 100 birds. |