Regent Parrot

Polytelis anthopeplus - Perruche mélanure

Systematics

Order
:
Psittaciformes
Family
:
Psittaculidés
Genus
:
Polytelis
Species
:
anthopeplus

Descriptor

Lear, 1831

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 150 à 206 g

Longevity

30 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus (sw Australia)
Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides (sw New South Wales, nw Victoria, ec South Australia)

Foreign names

Perruche mélanure,
Perico regente,
periquito-regente,
Bergsittich,
hegyi papagáj,
Regentparkiet,
Pappagallo del reggente,
regentparakit,
Svarthaleparakitt,
kráľčik horský,
papoušek kouřový,
Bjergparakit,
kultaloistokaija,
cotorra regent,
księżniczka słoneczna,
Роскошный горный попугай,
オグロインコ,
黄鹦鹉,
regentparakit,
統治鸚鵡,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Moist ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Vol. 4 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Parrots of the World, Joseph M. Forshaw
Parrots, Tony Juniper
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Avibase, Lepage Denis
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest