King Parrots
Alisterus
The king parrots are three species of medium-sized parrots in the genus Alisterus; the Australian king parrot (A. scapularis), the Papuan king parrot (A. chloropterus), and the Moluccan king parrot (A. amboinensis). The three species are found in eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesian islands including the Maluku Islands, respectively. Predominantly of red and green plumage, the long-tailed parrots are related to the genera Aprosmictus and Polytelis.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Australian King Parrot
speciesAlisterus scapularis
Moluccan King Parrot
speciesAlisterus amboinensis
Papuan King Parrot
speciesAlisterus chloropterus
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19195.