Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor(Lear, E, 1831)
English (US) Varied Lorikeet
The Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor) 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: northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to southwestern Cape York Peninsula, southern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psitteuteles versicolor
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Varied Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Lear, E, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trichoglossus versicolor
- Described by
- (Lear, E, 1831)
- Type locality
- No locality = Cape York, Queensland, apud Mathews infra.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the family of Psittacidæ, or parrots (etc.) pt7 pl.36
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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