A parrot that frequents rocky places; specifically a mainly olive-coloured grass parrot, Neophema petrophila, found on coasts and islands of south and south-west Australia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Mayne Reid (1818–1883), novelist and children's writer.
Definition of rock parrot in US English:
rock parrot
noun
A parrot that frequents rocky places; specifically a mainly olive-coloured grass parrot, Neophema petrophila, found on coasts and islands of south and south-west Australia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Mayne Reid (1818–1883), novelist and children's writer.