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Species profile—Psephotellus chrysopterygius (golden-shouldered parrot)

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Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) → Psephotellus chrysopterygius (golden-shouldered parrot)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas)
Scientific name
Psephotellus chrysopterygius (Gould, 1858)
Common name
golden-shouldered parrot
Type reference
Gould, J. (1858). On several new species of birds from various parts of the world. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1857, 220-224.
WildNet taxon ID
1117
Synonym(s)
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Alternate name(s)
ant-bed parrot
ant-hill parrot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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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=1117.

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