Papuan Parrotfinch
Erythrura papuanaRothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1900
English (US) Papuan Parrotfinch
The Papuan Parrotfinch (Erythrura papuana) 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 Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: mountains of New Guinea (Bird's Head Peninsula to southeastern ranges)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Erythrura papuana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan Parrotfinch
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Erythrura trichoa papuana
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1900
- Type locality
- Arfak mountains.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 7 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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