Australian Ringneck Parrots have been divided in to 4 subspecies. The best way to tell them apart in the wild is by the colour of the hood and where you are in Australia. Port Lincoln Parrots and Twenty-eight Parrots both have the darker blue hood but the Port Lincoln has more yellow on their bellies whereas the Twenty-eight’s belly is green. You are most likely to see them in Western Australia where they are very common, you can even see them in King’s Park, Perth! The Mallee & Cloncurry Ringnecks have the light blue-ish green hoods and the Cloncurry’s belly is yellow and they don’t have a red band over their beak.
Port Lincoln Parrot
Port Lincoln Parrot (Barnardius z. zonarius) – Found from Port Lincoln in the south east to Alice Springs in the north east, and from the Karri and Tingle forests of South Western Australia up to the Pilbara district.
Mallee Ringneck Parrot
Mallee Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius barnardi) – Found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
Twenty Eight Parrot
Twenty-eight Parrot (Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus) – Found in the south western forests of coastal and subcoastal Western Australia.
Cloncurry Parrot
Cloncurry Parrot (Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi) – Found from the Lake Eyre basin in the Northern Territory to the North gulf of Queensland.
Range Australian Ringneck Parrots
OTHER SOURCES FOR AUSTRALIAN RINGNECK PARROTS
World Parrot Trust Mallee Ringneck
World Parrot Trust Port Lincoln Parrot