The Green Rosella is Australia's largest rosella. It is a medium-sized parrot with a broad tail. The upperparts are dark, mottled green and black, in contrast with the yellow head, neck and underbody. When flying the bright yellow body is very obvious. There are distinct blue cheek patches, a red band across the forehead, and blue shoulder patches., Large green and yellow rosella with blue cheek patches and wings. Feeds both on the ground and in trees. Occurs mostly in woodland habitats., Green Rosella occupies temperate region habitats up to 1500 m elevation, favoring temperate rainforests, wet and dry sclerophyll forests, and savanna woodlands. This bird is also found in shrublands, coastal heaths, and adapts to human-altered environments like orchards and urban parks., The Green Rosella, or Tasmanian Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus), is a parrot native to Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands. It is the largest of the rosella genus, Platycercus, measuring a substantial 37 cm in length., The Green Rosella is Australia’s largest rosella at an average length of 14.4 – 14.5 ins. or 36 – 37 cm (including tail), although it is only considered medium-sized when compared to the other parrot species., The green rosella or Tasmanian rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a type of parrot. It lives naturally in Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands. This bird was first described in 1788 by a German scientist named Johann Friedrich Gmelin. He mistakenly thought it came from New Caledonia, which is how it got part of its scientific name..