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The Red-rumped parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) is a bird found in Australia. Open woods and farmland in southeastern Australia. It eats seeds and nuts, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Red-rumped parrot lives

Open woods and farmland in southeastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Red-rumped parrot

Recorded by nick talbot (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC676783. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Red-rumped parrot

Where does the Red-rumped parrot live?

The Red-rumped parrot lives in Australia. Open woods and farmland in southeastern Australia.

What does the Red-rumped parrot eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Red-rumped parrot endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Black Stilt
• Swift Parrot
• Plains-wanderer
• Flores Monarch
• Black-winged myna
• White-throated grasswren

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.