Australian King Parrot
Alisterus scapularis(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818)
English (US) Australian King Parrot
The Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) 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 scapularis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian King Parrot
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Alisterus scapularis minor
- Alisterus scapularis scapularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus scapularis
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818)
- Type locality
- No locality = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss von ausgestopften Säugethieren und Vögeln (etc.) p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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