1. EUPHEMA CHRYSOSTOMA 2. E. SPLENDIDA 3. Female
Blue banded Grass Parrakeet Splendid Grass Parrakeet
Date 1877
BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34216537 Companion to Gould's Handbook. v. 1-2.
Author Silvester Diggles; John Gould
Full title Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings.
Names Euphema chrysostoma; Euphema splendida
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1. Euphema chrysostoma (Blue banded Grass Parrakeet) = Neophema chrysostoma (blue-winged parrot)
The blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma), also known as the blue-banded parakeet or blue-banded grass-parakeet, is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia. It is partly migratory, with populations of blue-winged parrots travelling to Tasmania for the summer. The parrot is sexually dimorphic – the males have more blue on the wings and a two-toned blue frontal band on the head, while females are duller and have more green on the wings and a wingbar. Both sexes have predominantly olive-green plumage. Predominantly a feeder on the ground, the blue-winged parrot mainly eats seeds of grasses. It adapts readily to captivity.

Order: Psittaciformes > Family: Psittaculidae > Genus: Neophema > Species: Neophema chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820)


2. 3. Euphema splendida (Splendid Grass Parrakeet) = Neophema splendida (scarlet-chested parrot)
The scarlet-chested parrot (Neophema splendida), known alternately as scarlet-breasted parrot, orange-throated parrot or splendid parrot, is a parrot endemic to central South Australia and inland southern Western Australia. The species is sexually dimorphic; the male has a bright blue face and scarlet chest and yellow underparts, amid overall green plumage, while the female is similar but lacks the red chest. These nomadic parakeets move readily from the Great Victoria Desert region into neighbouring areas. These interruptions are triggered by a search for more favourable conditions. They can survive quite well without access to drinking water, however, as succulent plants help meet much of their fluid requirement. These parrots feed mainly on grass seeds and are most commonly sighted in spinifex.

Order: Psittaciformes > Family: Psittaculidae > Genus: Neophema > Species: Neophema splendida (Gould, 1841)