Parrots in New South Wales
Our list for New South Wales has 6 parrots recorded regularly there: 6 residents
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New South Wales in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Purple-crowned Lorikeet 15–17 cm
- Budgerigar 18–20 cm
- Rainbow Lorikeet 25–30 cm
- Mulga Parrot 27–32 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Australian King-parrot 40–43 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made