Papuan King Parrot
Alisterus chloropterus(Ramsay, EP, 1879)
English (US) Papuan King Parrot
The Papuan King Parrot (Alisterus chloropterus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Alisterus chloropterus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan King Parrot
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1879)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii
- Alisterus chloropterus callopterus
- Alisterus chloropterus chloropterus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Aprosmictus chloropterus
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1879)
- Type locality
- Goldie River, New Guinea [40 miles inland from Port Moresby].
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3 p.251
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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