Unlimited edition. 18 x 24 inch, museum-quality poster on matte paper.

Like many other parrot species, the crimson rosella is very colorful and vocal. It’s also a sedentary species, meaning it isn’t migratory; they typically move about one home ground in pairs, small groups, and larger flocks, feeding on seeds, fruits, and flowers. Like most sexually monomorphic bird species (i.e., adult males and females look alike), crimson rosellas form long-lasting pair bonds. These relationships are at least a few years in duration and some may be lifelong. (A wild crimson rosella generally survives 10-15 years.) They are cavity nesters, preferring hollow limbs or tree trunks, and the females do the bulk of the parenting work: preparing the nest, laying and incubating the eggs, and feeding the hatchlings for the first six days. After that initial post-hatching period is over, the male assists with feeding. Within a few months of hatching, the young depart their parents to join colorful, chattering gangs of juvenile birds.

Curiously, the crimson rosella has one of the longer lists of common names I’ve came across. Beautiful lory, Pennantian parrot, Pennant’s parakeet, northern crimson parrot, Campbell’s parakeet, mountain parrot, mountain lowry, red parrot, swamp lowry, blue-cheeked rosella – these are just some of the bird’s common names! It’s not unusual for one species to wear more than one common name (that’s why scientific names are more useful), but I was surprised to see such a long list. In particular, I found it interesting that the crimson rosella has both “parrot” and “parakeet” common names. Perhaps this has to do with the bird’s size? Measuring about a foot from crown to tail, the crimson rosella is larger than what we typically call a “parakeet,” but smaller than the macaws and cockatoos that spring to mind when we hear “parrot.” So, today’s (incomplete) syllogism: all parakeets are parrots, but not all parrots are parakeets.

Note: These archival poster prints feature rich, appealing colors. I encourage customers to take care in handling them until they are framed/protected for display; the darker colors on the matte paper can be scratched. They ship rolled, so customers need to flatten them before framing (or have their framer do so).

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