Norfolk parakeet

The Norfolk parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii), also called Tasman parakeet, Norfolk Island green parrot or Norfolk Island red-crowned parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island (located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia in the Tasman Sea).

Norfolk parakeet
On Norfolk Island, Australia
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyanoramphus
Species:
C. cookii
Binomial name
Cyanoramphus cookii
(Gray, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787)
  • Platycercus Cookii (Gray, GR, 1859)
  • Cyanoramphus saisseti Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
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