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Rock parrot

Neophema petrophila (Gould, 1841)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The rock parrot (Neophema petrophila) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 52.6 g to 53.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rock parrot (Neophema petrophila)
Photo: Cas Liber · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rock parrot

Weight
53.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the rock parrot 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 rock parrot is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the rock parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rock parrot (Neophema petrophila) is a species of grass parrot native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1841, it is a small parrot 22–24 cm (8+3⁄4–9+1⁄2 in) long and weighing 50–60 g (1+3⁄4–2 oz) with predominantly olive-brown upperparts and more yellowish underparts. Its head is olive with light blue forecheeks and lores, and a dark blue frontal band line across the crown with lighter blue above and below. The sexes are similar in appearance, although the female tends to have a duller frontal band and less blue on the face. The female's call also tends to be far louder and more shrill than the male's. Two subspecies are currently recognised.

Rocky islands and coastal dune areas are the preferred habitats for this species, which is found from Lake Alexandrina in southeastern South Australia westwards across coastal South and Western Australia to Shark Bay. Unlike other grass parrots, it nests in burrows or rocky crevices mostly on offshore islands such as Rottnest Island. Seeds of grasses and succulent plants form the bulk of its diet. The species has suffered in the face of feral mammals; although its population is declining, it is considered to be a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

From the Wikipedia article “Rock parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_parrot&oldid=1378593673), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the rock parrot endangered?

The rock parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the rock parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusNeophema
  7. SpeciesNeophema petrophila (Gould, 1841)

Synonyms Euphema petrophila

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • periquito roquerCatalan
  • neoféma skalníCzech
  • corbarot y graigWelsh
  • KlippegræsparakitDanish
  • KlippensittichGerman
  • roka papagoEsperanto
  • Periquito roqueroSpanish
  • kalju-rohupapagoiEstonian
  • rantakaijaFinnish
  • Néophème des rochersFrench
  • Perruche des rochersFrench
  • obalna papigaCroatian
  • kövi fűpapagájHungarian
  • szirti fűpapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo di rocciaItalian
  • イワクサインコJapanese
  • uolinė žolinė papūgėlėLithuanian
  • RotsparkietDutch
  • klippeparakittNorwegian
  • łąkówka skalnaPolish
  • periquito-da-rochaPortuguese
  • periquito-das-rochasPortuguese
  • Скальный травяной попугайчикRussian
  • tráviar skalnýSlovak
  • Obalska neofemaSerbian
  • klipparakitSwedish
  • Kaya PapağanıTurkish
  • папужка скельнийUkrainian
  • 岩鸚鵡Chinese
  • 岩草鸚鵡Chinese
  • 岩鹦鹉Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rock parrot

Other species in the same genus Neophema.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rock parrot?

An adult rock parrot weighs 53.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the rock parrot live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the rock parrot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the rock parrot endangered?

The rock parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the rock parrot?

The rock parrot (Neophema petrophila) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{rock_parrot_2026,
  title = {Rock parrot (Neophema petrophila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}