Red-rumped parrot

The red-rumped parrot (Psephotus haematonotus), also known as the red-backed parrot or grass parrot, is a common bird of south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Red-rumped parrot
Male in New South Wales, Australia
Female in New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Platycercini
Genus: Psephotus
Gould, 1845
Species:
P. haematonotus
Binomial name
Psephotus haematonotus
(Gould, 1838)
Subspecies

P. h. caeruleus
P. h. haematonotus

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