Jonquil Parrot
Aprosmictus jonquillaceus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Jonquil Parrot
The Jonquil Parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) 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
- Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Jonquil Parrot
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aprosmictus jonquillaceus jonquillaceus
- Aprosmictus jonquillaceus wetterensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus jonquillaceus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- New Holland, error = Timor.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 25 p.352
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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