Grass Parrots Stock Photo

Red-rumped Parrots can be found in pairs or flocks in open country with access to water. They avoid the coast and the wetter, more heavily timbered, areas. Clearing of large tracts of forest and the provision of water for stock has probably extended their range. They often visit suburban parks and gardens. Like all parrots, red-rumps nest in tree hollows or similar places, including fence posts and stumps. These parrots spend a great deal of time feeding on the ground, often calling to one another with an attractive chee chillip chee chillip.