page_title: Crimson
section_title: Birds
hierarchical_section_title: Crimson / In nature / Birds
caption_attribution_description: English: Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) photographed taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia.
context_page_description: Crimson is a strong, red color, inclining to purple.
  It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.
context_section_description: Crimson rosellas are a subspecies of parrot that are common in Australia.
  The crimson sunbird is the national bird of Singapore.
caption: Crimson rosella
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