Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 1, 2018
Text last updated February 1, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cotorra superba |
| Czech | papouškovec nádherný |
| Dutch | Barrabandparkiet |
| English | Superb Parrot |
| English (United States) | Superb Parrot |
| French | Perruche de Barraband |
| French (France) | Perruche de Barraband |
| German | Schildsittich |
| Italian | Parrocchetto di Barraband |
| Japanese | ミカヅキインコ |
| Norwegian | gulstrupeparakitt |
| Polish | księżniczka tarczowa |
| Russian | Роскошный попугай |
| Serbian | Baraband papagaj |
| Slovak | kráľčik nádherný |
| Spanish | Perico Soberbio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perico soberbio |
| Swedish | gulstrupig parakit |
| Turkish | Harika Renkli Papağan |
| Ukrainian | Періко жовтолобий |
Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus Swainsonii
Desmarest, 1826. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 39, p.39.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland = New South Wales, a-pud IMathews.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLYTELIS
- swainsoni / swainsonii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Superb Parrot
