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Species profile—Psephotellus varius (mulga parrot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) → Psephotellus varius (mulga parrot)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas)
Scientific name
Psephotellus varius (Clark, 1910)
Common name
mulga parrot
Type reference
Clark, A.H. (1910). A new name for Psephotus multicolor. Auk 27, 80.
WildNet taxon ID
1121
Synonym(s)
Psephotus varius
Alternate name(s)
many-coloured parrot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1121.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022