Song Parrot
Geoffroyus heteroclitus(Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
English (US) Song Parrot
The Song Parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) 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 heteroclitus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Song Parrot
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geoffroyus heteroclitus heteroclitus
- Geoffroyus heteroclitus hyacinthinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Geoffroyi heteroclitus
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
- Type locality
- San Jorge and Ysabel Islands, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.319
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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