Australian Parrots

In New South Wales all native birds are protected by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act.
It is illegal to take any native birds from the wild.
All exotic (non-native) birds may be held without a licence and 41 native bird species have been exempted from this licensing. They are as follows:

PARROTS

• Bourke’s Parrot,
• Budgerigar,
• Cockatiel,
• Cockatoo – Sulphur-crested,
• Corella – Little,
• Corella – Long-billed,
• Corella -Western,
• Elegant Parrot,
• Galah,
• Hooded Parrot,
• Lorikeet – Musk,
• Lorikeet – Rainbow,
• Lorikeet – Red-collared,
• Lorikeet – Scaly-breasted,
• Port Lincoln Parrot,
• Princess Parrot,
• Red-capped Parrot,
• Red-rumped Parrot,
• Rosella – Adelaide,
• Rosella – Eastern,
• Rosella – Pale-headed,
• Rosella – Western,
• Rosella – Yellow,
• Scarlet-chested Parrot,
• Twenty-eight Parrot,

DOVES & PIGEONS

• Bar-shouldered Dove,
• Diamond Dove,
• Emerald Dove,
• Peaceful Dove,
• Common Bronzewing,
• Crested Pigeon,

QUAILS

• Brown Quail,
• King Quail,
• Stubble Quail,
• Little Button-Quail,
• Painted Button-Quail,

FINCHES

• Blue-faced Parrot-Finch,
• Gouldian Finch,
• Painted Finch,
• Star Finch and
• Zebra Finch.

These 41 native bird species are exempted from NSW licensing requirements, because their wild populations are regarded to be of limited risk from aviculture.These 41 native bird species can be kept and traded withhin NSW without a NSW Bird Keeper Licence.