Platycercus elegans
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
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Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
  • Not Evaluated
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  • No Alien Population
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  • Data Deficient
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    MO
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    MV
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Platycercus elegans. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Platycercus+elegans on 05-02-2025.

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Red List assessed species 2: LC = 2;
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MO
Platycercus elegans
Date assessed
2021-09-17
Year published
2023
Eicat category
MO (Moderate)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Shortage of hollows caused by extensive clearance for agriculture, felling of large trees and competition with Crimson Rosellas, Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and House Rats (Rattus rattus) is the cause for the decline of the Norfolk Island Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata). The population of Norfolk Parakeets (Cyanoramphus cookii) increased after improved control of exotic predators (rodents, cats) and competitors (mainly Crimson Rosellas) and the provision and maintenance of predator-safe nesting sites. The adult wild population of the Norfolk Parakeets is now estimated to be 350–400 birds, after suffering from a population decline in 2013 (Garnett et al. 2011, Barnes 2017, Sperring et al. 2021).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition
Countries of most severe impact
Australia
Description of impacts
Competition with the Crimson Rosella caused the decline of the Norfolk Island Boobook and Norfolk Parakeet on Norfolk Island.
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Thomas Evans; Tom Allmert
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Recommended citation
Thomas Evans, Tom Allmert (2025). Platycercus elegans. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).