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Red-crowned Parakeet

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae(Sparrman, A, 1787)

English (US) Red-crowned Parakeet

The Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) 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 novaezelandiae
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Red-crowned Parakeet
Described by
(Sparrman, A, 1787)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Psittacus Novae Zelandiae
Described by
(Sparrman, A, 1787)
Type locality
New Zealand, i.e. Dusky Sound, South Island.
Original description
Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.2 no.xxviii,pl.

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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