Parrots in Australia
Our list for Australia has 6 parrots recorded regularly there: 6 residents
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Australia 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 scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year
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