Princess Parrot
Polytelis alexandraeGould, J, 1863
English (US) Princess Parrot
The Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) 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: inland western Australia (southern Northern Territory, northeastern South Australia, and central Western Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polytelis alexandrae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Princess Parrot
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Polyteles alexandrae
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1863
- Type locality
- Howell's Ponds, Central Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.2 p.232
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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