Red-winged Parrot

1 Red-winged Parrot Breed Overview

The Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), as its name suggests, has red wings that contrast sharply with the rest of its body. Aside from Queensland, it is a legally protected parrot in Australia and a common species locally, with a worldwide population exceeding 100,000.

Chinese name: Red-winged Parrot

English name: Red-winged Parrot

Binomial name: Aprosmictus erythropterus

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

Tribe: Polytelini

Distribution: From the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland to northern New South Wales

2 Physical Characteristics of the Red-winged Parrot

Depending on subspecies, the Red-winged Parrot is about 30-33 cm long, with an ideal adult weight of 120-210 g. With good care it can live about 40 years, a rather beautiful Australian long-tailed parrot.

Apart from its native Australia, the Red-winged Parrot is quite rare in international aviculture; it is a beautiful Australian long-tailed parrot, and sexes are easily told: the male’s red wing feathers and solid black back are obvious, while the female has only a little red on the wing edges and no black on the back, with paler green and bluer waist; the male’s iris is red-orange and the female’s brown. There are 2 subspecies, and in Europe various yellow and cinnamon mutations exist.

3 Red-winged Parrot Living Environment

The Red-winged Parrot likes mild climates because it cannot tolerate cold; quiet and peaceful, it loves perching in trees. So an ideal enclosure should have enough perches for activity.

The Red-winged Parrot inhabits open eucalyptus woodland, shrubland, and open tropical savanna near water, mostly in tropical or milder regions.

A spacious walk-in flight is ideal. Males can sometimes be aggressive toward females; if this persists or worsens, separate them for a while.

4 Red-winged Parrot Care

The Red-winged Parrot is a typical omnivorous bird, eating mixed seeds, vegetables, fruit, and grain. It usually starts nesting in April-May and breeds oviparously. About 3-6 eggs per clutch; the female incubates alone for about 20 days, fed by the male until the chicks hatch.

Paired breeding gives the best results. Males mature later than females (males 2-3 years, females 1-1.5 years). During breeding, supplement animal protein with live insects such as mealworms. The breeding season varies by region; during courtship the male flies around the female, calls softly, then lands beside her, drops his wings to show his blue waist, and slowly approaches. Incubation about 3 weeks; chicks stay in the nest 6 weeks, fledging at about 35-40 days. Do not overfeed, as it easily causes obesity.