Ground Parrot
Pezoporus wallicus(Kerr, R, 1792)
English (US) Ground Parrot
The Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) 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
- Pezoporus wallicus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ground Parrot
- Described by
- (Kerr, R, 1792)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pezoporus wallicus wallicus
- Pezoporus wallicus leachi
- Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus wallicus
- Described by
- (Kerr, R, 1792)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnæus 1 pt2 p.581
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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