Malherbe's Parakeet
Cyanoramphus malherbide Souancé, C, 1857
English (US) Malherbe's Parakeet
The Malherbe's Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) 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
- Cyanoramphus malherbi
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Malherbe's Parakeet
- Described by
- de Souancé, C, 1857
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanoramphus malherbi malherbi
- Cyanoramphus malherbi hochstetteri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanoramphus Malherbi
- Described by
- de Souancé, C, 1857
- Type locality
- Locality unknown = South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 9 p.98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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