| Crimson rosella | |
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| Adult in Wilsons Promontory, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Platycercus |
| Species: | P. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
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| Crimson rosella range (in red; all-year resident) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Psittacus elegans, Gmelin | |
The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, P. e. nigrescens, is genetically more distinct.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Platycercus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22733483A132181501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22733483A132181501.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (1 September 2014). "Subspecies Platycercus (Platycercus) elegans elegans (Gmelin, 1788)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 14 August 2019.