Galah

The meaning of Eolophus is not known. Roseicapilla is from the Latin words roseus, meaning rosy, and capillus, meaning capped.

Biako (bee’are’co).

The Galah is found across most of Australia.

The Galah is 35 centimetres long with a 75 centimetre wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 581 km. The oldest bird recorded was recovered 27 years 2.9 months after being banded (information as at 20 June 2012).

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9b4ad548-8bb3-486a-ab0a-905506c463ea