Blue-collared Parrot
Geoffroyus simplex(Meyer, AB, 1874)
English (US) Blue-collared Parrot
The Blue-collared Parrot (Geoffroyus simplex) 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 simplex
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-collared Parrot
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geoffroyus simplex simplex
- Geoffroyus simplex buergersi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pionias simplex
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB, 1874)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, 3500 feet, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 24 p.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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