Kay Breeden Williams: King Parrot

Artist: Kay Breeden Williams
1939 -
Nationality: Australian
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 14.125 by 12 inches
Overall Size: 16 by 15 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

The Australian King-Parrot is endemic to forests and coastal woodlands of eastern Australia. In north Queensland it is uncommon but distributed widely in upland areas. The colorful adult male is always outnumbered by plainer birds (the females and juveniles). Food is mainly seeds, especially of eucalyptus and acacias but including a great variety of other plants. Size: Length 17 inches (43cm), 7.5-10 oz. (210-270g). These large, robust parrots are predominantly green and red in plumage. They have a broad, wedge-shaped tail, nearly as long as the wings, and tiny bills. Males and females differ in plumage. The male has a red head and breast, but in the female they are green, only the lower abdomen is red. The wings are mainly dark green tinged with bright, light green speculars. The rump is deep blue and so is the narrow band across the back of the neck. The bill is orange red and black, the eyes yellow. The call is a soft, high pitched whistling when perched, and a shrill crassak-crassak in flight.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Australia 60¢ King Parrot stamp issued March 31, 1980.

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