Song parrot

Species of bird

Song parrot
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Geoffroyus
Species:
G. heteroclitus
Binomial name
Geoffroyus heteroclitus
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

The song parrot or singing parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

Overview

Song parrot is found in the Bismarck Archipelago and on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, and in the Solomon Islands except Rennel. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species demonstrates a large to small landmass inter-island colonization pattern based on its presence in Molehanua village, Ugi Island.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Geoffroyus heteroclitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T45419296A132039067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T45419296A132039067.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sardell, Jason M. (April 2016). "Recent Dispersal Events among Solomon Islands Bird Species Reveal Differing Potential Routes of Island Colonization". Pacific Science. 70 (2): 201–208. doi:10.2984/70.2.6. ISSN 0030-8870.
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Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
PsittinusPsittacellaGeoffroyus
PrioniturusTanygnathusEclectusPsittaculaincertae sedis
(probably Psittaculini)
Taxon identifiers
Geoffroyus heteroclitus
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