Mulga Parrot
Psephotellus varius(Clark, AH, 1910)
English (US) Mulga Parrot
The Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) 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 (western Western Australia to central New South Wales)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psephotellus varius
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mulga Parrot
- Described by
- (Clark, AH, 1910)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psephotus varius
- Described by
- (Clark, AH, 1910)
- Type locality
- According to Mathews the type locality of Ps. multicolor Kuhl is at the head of Spencer Gulf, Australia.
- Original description
- The Auk 27, no.1 p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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