Species profile—Psephotellus chrysopterygius (golden-shouldered parrot)
Classification
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
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
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.
