Mulga parrot
The mulga parrot (Psephotellus varius) is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The male mulga parrot is multicolored, from which the older common name of many-coloured parrot is derived.
| Mulga parrot | |
|---|---|
| male | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Psephotellus |
| Species: | P. varius |
| Binomial name | |
| Psephotellus varius (Clark, AH, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psephotus multicolor | |
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