Golden-shouldered Parrot
Psephotellus chrysopterygius(Gould, J, 1858)
English (US) Golden-shouldered Parrot
The Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius) 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: northeastern Australia (south-central Cape York Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psephotellus chrysopterygius
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Golden-shouldered Parrot
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psephotus chrysopterygius
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1858)
- Type locality
- Australia in lat. 18° S., long. 141° 30' E.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.25, no.340 p.220
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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