Green Rosella

32-38 cm. Robust blue-cheeked rosella: confined to Tas. region where it replaces Crimson Rosella. Male: rich yellow with red forehead; blue cheeks; upperparts dark green with black mottling; rump olive-yellow; shoulder, edge of wing, tail blue. Female: greener, duller. Juvenile: duller olive, with pale wingstripe. Pairs; autumn-winter flocks; mixes with Eastern Rosellas. Feeds in foliage of eucalypts, tree ferns, wattles; blackberries, thistles; orchard fruit, grain crops; on ground in clearings, pastures. Flight strong, sometimes high; note rich yellow head and underparts.