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Paradise Parrot Psephotellus pulcherrimus Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cotorra del paradís |
| Czech | rosela překrásná |
| Dutch | Paradijsparkiet |
| English | Paradise Parrot |
| English (United States) | Paradise Parrot |
| French | Perruche de paradis |
| French (France) | Perruche de paradis |
| German | Paradiessittich |
| Icelandic | Paradísarpáfi |
| Japanese | ゴクラクインコ |
| Norwegian | paradisparakitt |
| Polish | świergotka rajska |
| Russian | Райский попугайчик |
| Serbian | Rajski papagaj psefotus (izumro) |
| Slovak | speváčik rajský |
| Spanish | Perico del Paraíso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perico del paraíso |
| Swedish | paradisparakit |
| Turkish | Cennet Papağanı |
| Ukrainian | Папужка червоноплечий |
Revision Notes
Claire Walter prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Psephotellus pulcherrimus (Gould, 1845)
PROTONYM:
Platycercus pulcherrimus
Gould, 1845. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (1), 15, p.115.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Darling Downs, Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PSEPHOTELLUS
- pulcherrima / pulcherrimus
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Paradise Parrot
