Red-cheeked Parrot
A species of Singing Parrots Scientific name : Geoffroyus geoffroyi Genus : Singing Parrots
Red-cheeked Parrot, A species of Singing Parrots
Botanical name: Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Genus: Singing Parrots
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
Both the male and female red-cheeked parrot have predominantly bright green plumage and a stocky body with a short tail. The adult male has pink-tinged red cheeks and face with a blue-mauve back of head and crown, chestnut wing coverts, blue under wing, and a coral-pink upper mandible. The female has a brown head and more olive-brown cheeks and throat, and all brown-grey bill. Juveniles also have the olive tinge, but their heads are more green. All red-cheeked parrots have yellow eyes. Their beaks are designed for eating seeds and fruit. Their swift and direct flight pattern is distinct and similar to that of a starling. Their call is "metallic". Typical body dimensions are: height 250 mm (9.8 in), length 203 mm (8.0 in), and wing span 135 to 155 mm (5.3–6.1 in). 
Size
27 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Red-cheeked Parrot primarily consumes seeds within fruits, nuts, berries, and flower buds. It forages among trees like Eucalyptus papuana, favoring also Antidesma and mistletoes. Red-cheeked Parrot shows a preference for certain fruits that provide essential seeds.
Habitat
The red-cheeked Parrot predominantly inhabits the lowland wet and monsoon forests, both primary and secondary, across broad tropical regions. It is distinctly less common in open habitats; however, it appears more frequently in drier, open coastal areas, savanna woodlands, and cultivated landscapes like coconut plantations and gardens in certain locations. In addition, the red-cheeked Parrot is known to occupy mangroves, nypa forests, freshwater swamp forests, dryland forests, and adjacent small offshore islands within its range.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Behavior
Red-cheeked parrots usually live in pairs, and small family groups outside of the breeding season. During the breeding season the birds are usually found in pairs but there is little else known of their courtship behavior in the wild. They are usually quite shy, except while feeding. When feeding they gather in large groups, and they are very noisy and conspicuous. They only walk short distances as their feet are not structured for walking, but for perching. They forage for food and their diet consists of seeds, fruits (mainly figs), blossoms, and nectar. Fruit and seeds of Corymbia papuana, Casuarina papuana and scaly ash (Ganophyllum falcatum) are among those recorded as diet items. During the breeding season the female bird excavates its nest in a rotting tree limb. A clutch usually contains three eggs.
Distribution Area
The red-cheeked parrot is found in Cape York Peninsula, Australia, Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea and several other islands in the region. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. They live along streams and in forests.
Species Status
The species has a large range. There is an unknown number of individuals, but their numbers are thought to be stable. Their conservation status is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Singing Parrots Species
Red-cheeked Parrot 
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