Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is a short film about my quest to Find and Film the Hooded Parrot. I undertook a trip to the Northern parts of Australia in 2019. The first part took in the Kimberley region, looking for Black Grasswren with Laurie Ross of Tracks Birding. I will make a video about this excellent trip later.
The second part took in the Top End region of the Northern Territory. This is a truly stunning area with much to offer the visiting birder.
One of my main targets was the stunning Hooded Parrot which has a very limited range in the Northern Territory. I was delighted to find and film this species,along with many other special birds.
A description of this species below:
The hooded parrot is a medium-sized parrot, up to 26 cm long, weighing 50 to 60 g. The male has a black head, bluish-grey beak, dark-brown irises, and its wings have a yellow patch. Its upper-parts are brown, its lower parts are turquoise blue, its back is brown, the tail is olive green tipped pale blue, and its legs are pink-grey. The female is a dull-green parrot with a grey-brown head and pink undertail coverts. Juveniles are similar to the female.
This is a short film about my quest to Find and Film the Hooded Parrot. I undertook a trip to the Northern parts of Australia in 2019. The first part took in the Kimberley region, looking for Black Grasswren with Laurie Ross of Tracks Birding. I will make a video about this excellent trip later.
The second part took in the Top End region of the Northern Territory. This is a truly stunning area with much to offer the visiting birder.
One of my main targets was the stunning Hooded Parrot which has a very limited range in the Northern Territory. I was delighted to find and film this species,along with many other special birds.
A description of this species below:
The hooded parrot is a medium-sized parrot, up to 26 cm long, weighing 50 to 60 g. The male has a black head, bluish-grey beak, dark-brown irises, and its wings have a yellow patch. Its upper-parts are brown, its lower parts are turquoise blue, its back is brown, the tail is olive green tipped pale blue, and its legs are pink-grey. The female is a dull-green parrot with a grey-brown head and pink undertail coverts. Juveniles are similar to the female.
