Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) wildlife photograph

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Crimson Rosella in Australia

Where to spot the crimson rosella in Australia, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.

Platycercus elegans

Finding Crimson Rosella in Australia

Looking for the crimson rosella in Australia? Start with Daintree Rainforest, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.

Daintree Rainforest in Queensland is the place to begin. Ancient tropical forest at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, with cassowaries, tree kangaroos, and forest birds. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

Australia context: Koalas in the gum trees, kangaroos across the red centre, and wildlife found nowhere else on Earth.

In Australia, look especially around wet eucalypt forest, mountain woodland, coastal forest, and garden and park trees. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.

Where to spot one

  • Daintree Rainforest

    Queensland

    Ancient tropical forest at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, with cassowaries, tree kangaroos, and forest birds.

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