Hooded parakeet
Psephotus dissimilis Collett, 1898
Psittacidae
(Alecto Facsimile Edition - Plate 14)

BAU16

16. Hooded Parakeet. Psephotus dissimilis Collett, 1898 [W&M]
335 x 505 mm
There is no information to show when and where Bauer saw this bird.
Today, its distribution is restricted to the Northern Territory. It lives in pairs or small flocks and
feeds on grass-seeds. It nests in termite mounds where it excavates a burrow leading to a
nesting-chamber.
W&M : 317-8, 336; Cayley : 157