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Species profile—Psephotellus pulcherrimus (paradise parrot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) → Psephotellus pulcherrimus (paradise parrot)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas)
Scientific name
Psephotellus pulcherrimus (Gould, 1845)
Common name
paradise parrot
Type reference
Gould, J. (1845). On a new species of Platycercus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 15, 114-115.
WildNet taxon ID
1119
Synonym(s)
Psephotus pulcherrimus
Alternate name(s)
beautiful parrot
soldier parrot
ant-hill parrot
scarlet-shouldered parrot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Extinct in the wild
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Extinct
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1119.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024