Crimson Rosella
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Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Daintree National Park
1 Verified records at Daintree National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, P. e. nigrescens, is genetically more distinct. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Pale-headed Rosella
LC Endemic

Pale-headed Rosella

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platycercus adscitus

Insufficient data
Coconut Lorikeet
LC

Coconut Lorikeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichoglossus haematodus

50–60% · Likely
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
LC

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacatua galerita

40–50% · Likely
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
LC

Double-eyed Fig-Parrot

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyclopsitta diophthalma

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
LC Endemic

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

<5% · Rare
Alexandrine Parakeet

Alexandrine Parakeet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psittacula eupatria

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calyptorhynchus banksii

<5% · Rare
Red-winged Parrot
LC

Red-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aprosmictus erythropterus

<5% · Rare
Australian King-Parrot
LC Endemic

Australian King-Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alisterus scapularis

<5% · Rare
Galah
LC Endemic

Galah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eolophus roseicapilla

<5% · Rare
Red-sided Eclectus
LC Endemic

Red-sided Eclectus

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eclectus roratus

<5% · Rare
Little Corella
LC

Little Corella

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacatua sanguinea

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Crimson Rosella at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
3 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
8 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
10 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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