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Turquoisine
Turquoisine Parrot, also called as Turquoise Parrot, is a very rare parrot, included in the endangered species list. About 8 inches male Turquoisine Parrot is a highly typical bird. It is splendidly marked with bright green upperparts and a turquoise blue crown and face. The shoulders of the bird are turquoise blue grade to deep blue with the light color flight feathers. It even has a chestnut red patch on the upper wing as a beauty spot.
The upper breast of the Turquoisine Parrot carries an orange shade. The yellow abdomen of the parrot may have orange color in centre. The females and young Turquoisine parrot are usually dull and have whitish lores and green. They do not have yellow throat or red color on the shoulder or upper-wing area like the males.
The female Turquoisine Grass Parrot is not as brightly colored as the males and have no wing bars. The call of the Turquoise Parrot has a tinkling sound, while it may utter a sharp “sit-sit” call.
The habitat of Turquoisine parrots are the forested eastern areas of Australia, including S.E. Queensland and N. Central Victoria where there is high rainfall. Turquoisine Grass Parrot usually likes to live at the edges of woodlands besides the open grass pasturelands. They can also be found at ‘woodlands’ timbered ridges or tree lined creeks. As their Habitats are loosing their existence, the Turquoisine Grass parrots are fully protected by law in Australia. However, they are not classified as being close to extinction
You will not generally find the Turquoisine parrot single. They are found generally in pairs or small groups. At times, they also flock in the group of 30 to 40 Turquoisine parrots. Their flight is swift but the direction is fickle and fluttery. Turquoisine grass parrots have two main types of calls, one for contact, a soft metallic type note that is quite discriminating and a weak high pitch chirping while feeding
In the day time, the Turquoisine Grass Parrot looks out for seeds, such as grasses and vegetable matter on the ground. When the day becomes hotter, they have a break and sit quietly in the trees. To forage for seed Turquoisine Parrots are fairly meek and have a close approach. However, when they feel threatened they start fluttering off a brief distance or up in some tree branches. They like to feed in the shadow of trees. They drink only once a day and generally before dawn.
Turquoisines mate at about 5 months of age in the season between August and December. During this time the male Turquoisine dances in courtship by standing upright, fanning his tail feathers and spreading his wings a little to show off his colors.
There are several types of threats to Turquoisines including clearing of grassy-woodlands and open habitats, loss of hollow bearing trees, firewood collection, setting up of exotic pastures, predation by foxes and cats and illegal trapping of birds and collection of eggs. The government is sincerely planning measures to safeguard Turquoisines.