Naretha Bluebonnet Northiella narethae (prev. Northiella/Psephotus haematogaster)

The Naretha Bluebonnet was considered a subspecies of the (Eastern) Bluebonnet but has been reclassed in recent years to a full species. Many thanks to Lois Pearson for information and her photos of the Naretha above. The blue face is two-tone with turquoise-blue on the forehead. As she says, the Naretha has no red on its belly (the yellow is brighter on the male, above centre).

Lois also provided a link to her Podcast on Naretha Bluebonnets and sent an informative document on Narethas by Wayne Gearing, both used with their permission - see links below.