Western rosella / Желтощёкая розелла / Platycercus icterotis

This bird is also known as the Stanley rosella, yellow cheeked parakeet or Platycercus icterotis. It is a small parrot from southwest West Australia. This specimen was filmed near the Gloucester Tree, Pemberton. It is very sociable and seems to have been exposed to food crumbs from people who picnic around the tree. The bird kept inching near the writer to beg for food.
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