---
title: "Prachtrosella"
description: "Platycercus eximius — Vogels. The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a parrot native and endemic to south-eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-rosella
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Prachtrosella

> Platycercus eximius — Vogels. The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a parrot native and endemic to south-eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Platycercus eximius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 20819
- Wikidata: [Q827866](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q827866)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18920)

## Names

- en: Eastern Rosella
- de: Rosellasittich
- es: Perico multicolor
- fr: Perruche omnicolore
- nl: Prachtrosella
- pl: Rozella białolica

## Countries with the most observations

AU (16245), NZ (2702), DE (11), PT (6), ES (4), FR (4), GB (4), IT (4), CL (3), NL (3)

## Summary

The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a parrot native and endemic to south-eastern Australia. It was first introduced to New Zealand in cages, and individuals were subsequently intentionally released or accidentally escaped into the wild. In New Zealand, it is now established in the North Island (notably in the northern half of the island, Taranaki, Waikato and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.

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

## Photo

![Prachtrosella](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-rosella/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221771233

## Machine access

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