Parrots in South Australia
Our list for South Australia has 5 parrots recorded regularly there: 5 residents
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Australia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Aug
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
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