---
title: "Australian Ringneck"
description: "Barnardius zonarius — Birds. The Australian ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) is a parrot native to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/australian-ringneck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Ringneck

> Barnardius zonarius — Birds. The Australian ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) is a parrot native to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Barnardius zonarius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 7948
- Wikidata: [Q913626](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913626)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19265](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19265)

## Names

- en: Australian Ringneck
- de: Ringsittich
- es: Loro de Port Lincoln
- fr: Perruche à collier jaune
- nl: Port-lincolnparkiet
- pt: Periquito-port-lincoln
- pl: Rozella czarnogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (7715), FR (3)

## Summary

The Australian ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions. Treatments of genus Barnardius have previously recognised two species, the Port Lincoln parrot (Barnardius zonarius) and the mallee ringneck (Barnardius barnardi), but due to these readily interbreeding at the contact zone they are usually regarded as a single species B. zonarius with subspecific descriptions. Currently, four subspecies are recognised, each with a distinct range.
In Western Australia, the ringneck competes for nesting space with the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_ringneck

## Photo

![Australian Ringneck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-ringneck/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257434270

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-ringneck?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).