Mulga Parrot

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Mulga Parrots are widespread across the interior of Australia from central NSW westward.
Cock: Bright green predominately with a yellow brow and wing coverts.
Hen: Dull mainly olive green with red brow and wing coverts.

They are usually found in pairs or small parties, but other than this they are similar to red rumped parrots in many ways.

Breeding is strongly influenced by local rainfall and conditions. When they do breed it is usually from August to December.

Captivity :

These birds generally breed well. We have had a hen lay up to 13 fertile eggs. They can hatch all of these and raise them all. One of our Mulgas was hand raised and lived in our house for some time before she was moved outside with a cock bird . She was a great hand raised bird and a good mother. She was the exception as other Mulgas are quiet, not aggressive and tend to keep to themselves and ignore their neighbours. Much like the red rumps they are great parents but young should be removed from parents once they are independent. The cock bird can display aggressive tendencies especially towards young cock birds. The young aren’t as eratic as red rumps .