Scarlet-chested Parrot
Neophema splendida(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Scarlet-chested Parrot
The Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendida) 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.
Range: semiarid southern Australia (east of Kalgoorlie to southeastern South Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Neophema splendida
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scarlet-chested Parrot
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Euphema splendida
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Western Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.94 p.147
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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