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title: "Crimson Rosella"
description: "Platycercus elegans — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crimson-rosella
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crimson Rosella

> Platycercus elegans — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Platycercus elegans*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 29411
- Wikidata: [Q53731](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53731)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18921](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18921)

## Names

- en: Crimson Rosella
- de: Pennantsittich
- es: Perico Elegante
- fr: Perruche de Pennant
- nl: Pennantrosella
- pt: Rosela-elegante
- pl: Rozella królewska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (28383), NF (51), FR (4), UA (3)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Crimson Rosella](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crimson-rosella/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191336955

## Machine access

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