Hooded Parrot Psephotellus (prev. Psephotous) dissimilis

Hooded Parrot
Hooded Parrot
The Hooded Parrot, named after the black cap of the male, is a pretty turquoise-coloured parrot from Australia's Northern Territory. The male has attractive bright yellow wing patches and a red vent.
Hooded Parrot
Hooded Parrot
A similar-looking relative, the rare Golden-shouldered Parrot of Queensland, also has a (smaller) black cap, turquoise body, (smaller) gold wing patches and a red vent (see separate page).
Hooded Parrot The turquoise front
Hooded Parrot V-sign The V sign
Hooded Parrot Cleaning one's toenail's
The Hooded Parrot is sometimes classed as a subspecies of the Golden-shouldered. The two, together with the Mulga Parrot, were moved from the Psephotus genus to Psephotellus when recent DNA analysis indicated that they were less-closely related to the Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus genus) than previously thought.
Hooded Parrot
Hooded Parrot
Hooded Parrot
The hen parrots look entirely different from the males - see below. They nest in termite mounds. It takes the female some 3 weeks to dig her nesting hollow in a termite mound.
Hooded Parrot female
Hooded Parrot
Hooded Parrots
Hen of Hooded parrot showing delicate blue breast and blue cheek with shadow grey cap and turquoise-blue rump (with Hooded male)