An adult Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Date 3 February 2010
Author JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platycercus_elegans_Wilsons_Prom.jpg

The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, var. nigrescens is genetically more distinct.
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Platycercinae
Tribe: Platycercini
Genus: Platycercus
Species: Platycercus elegans Gmelin, 1788
Synonyms: Psittacus elegans (protonym)