Psephotellus varius
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The mulga parrot (Psephotellus varius) is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The male mulga parrot is multicolored, from which the older common name of many-coloured parrot is derived.
The mulga parrot was given its current scientific name of Psephotellus varius by American zoologist Austin Hobart Clark in 1910, after its name Psephotus multicolor was ruled invalid as the original combination (Psittacus multicolor) had been used for another species. Gregory Mathews proposed the name Psephotus dulciei in 1911 for the same reason, unaware of Clark's proposal, which was published earlier and hence had priority.
Mathews described two additional subspecies of mulga parrot in 1912: P. varius rosinae, from a specimen collected from Yorke Peninsula, noting that it had less red on the abdomen and its upper breast was a darker green, and P. varius exsul from a specimen from Mount Magnet in Western Australia, reporting it had a more blue than green color overall, particularly on the cheeks. In 1917, he revised his classification, noting that he had assumed the type collection came from New South Wales but was now made... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mulga Parrot sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 94 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mulga Parrot in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Flinders Ranges National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in November. December has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mulga Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mulga Parrot sightings, Flinders Ranges National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mulga Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Flinders Ranges National Park (75 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
