Turquoise Parakeet

Turquoise ParakeetA parakeet of southeastern Australia. Males show a turquoise-blue face and red shoulder patch, and the birds forage near the ground for grass seeds.What does it look like?Males have a green back, blue face, blue wing band, and red shoulder patch. Females are duller, with a whitish face and no red shoulder patch.How does it live?A parakeet of southeastern Australia. Males show a turquoise-blue face and red shoulder patch, and the birds forage near the ground for grass seeds.Pairs or small parties forage mostly on or near the ground for grass and shrub seeds. They nest in tree hollows, and both parents care for the chicks after hatching.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.