Crimson rosella
Platycercus elegans (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 118 g to 144.3 g and live up to 26.8 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the crimson rosella
- Weight
- 118 g – 144.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 26.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 21 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5 – 5.3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 14.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
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Where does the crimson rosella live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The crimson rosella is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the crimson rosella?
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.
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What does the crimson rosella sound like?
Is the crimson rosella endangered?
The crimson rosella is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the crimson rosella classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusPlatycercus
- SpeciesPlatycercus elegans (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms Platycercus adelaidae, Platycercus elegans adelaidae, Psittacus elegans, Psittacus pennantii
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Blue-cheeked rosellaEnglish
- Elegant rosellaEnglish
- Pennant's rosellaEnglish
- روزلة قرمزيةArabic
- Rosiella pinchaAragonese
- peruchu de pennantAsturian
- cotorra de PennantCatalan
- rosela adelaidskáCzech
- rosela PennantovaCzech
- rosela rhuddgochWelsh
- Pennant´ RosellaDanish
- Pennants ParakitDanish
- Pennants RosellaDanish
- PennantsittichGerman
- Pennant-SittichGerman
- karmezina rozelpapagoEsperanto
- Perico eleganteSpanish
- puna-rosellapapagoiEstonian
- punarosellaFinnish
- Perruche de PennantFrench
- Platycerque de PennantFrench
- grimizna rozelaCroatian
- Pennant-papagájHungarian
- karmazsin rozellaHungarian
- Rosella cremisiItalian
- アカクサインコJapanese
- jambaarrinykgs
- raudonoji rozelaLithuanian
- PennantrosellaDutch
- BlauwwangrosellaDutch
- rødrosellaNorwegian
- rozella królewskaPolish
- rosela-elegantePortuguese
- periquito-carmesimPortuguese
- Красная розеллаRussian
- Синещёкая розеллаRussian
- rozela bažantiaSlovak
- Penant ili žuta rozela (na nivou vrste)Serbian
- blåkindad rosellaSwedish
- Kırmızı RozellaTurkish
- Koyu Kırmızı YassıkuyrukTurkish
- розела червонаUkrainian
- guriyayilxdk
- 紅玫瑰鸚鵡Chinese
- 深紅玫瑰鸚鵡Chinese
- 红玫瑰鹦鹉Chinese
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Relatives of the crimson rosella
Other species in the same genus Platycercus.
Eastern rosella
Platycercus eximius
Pale-headed rosella
Platycercus adscitus
Northern rosella
Platycercus venustus
Green rosella
Platycercus caledonicus
Western rosella
Platycercus icterotis
CompareCrimson rosella vs Eastern rosellaCrimson rosella vs Pale-headed rosellaCrimson rosella vs Northern rosellaCrimson rosella vs Green rosella
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crimson rosella?
An adult crimson rosella weighs 118 g – 144.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the crimson rosella live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the crimson rosella for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the crimson rosella endangered?
The crimson rosella is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the crimson rosella live?
The crimson rosella has a recorded lifespan of 26.8 years.
What kind of animal is the crimson rosella?
The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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