Red-cheeked Parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi(Bechstein, JM, 1811)
English (US) Red-cheeked Parrot
The Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) 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
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi cyanicollis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi obiensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi rhodops
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi keyensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi floresianus
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi geoffroyi
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi timorlaoensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi pucherani
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi minor
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi jobiensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi mysorensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi sudestiensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi cyanicarpus
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi aruensis
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi maclennani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Geoffroyi
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1811)
- Type locality
- New Holland, ex Levaillant, Hist. Nat. Perroquets, 2, p. 68, pi. 112 d^, pi. 113 9, error = Timor.
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 4 1 p.103 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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