BirdUp · Species
Golden-shouldered Parrot
Psephotellus chrysopterygius(Gould, 1858)
Also known asAlwal
EndangeredEndemic
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Psephotellus
- Conservation
- Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The golden-shouldered parrot, also known as the alwal, arrmorral, minpin, thaku, or antbed parrot, is a rare bird of the southern Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. A small parrot related to the more common hooded parrot (P. dissimilis) of the Northern Territory and the extinct paradise parrot of Queensland and New South Wales.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-central Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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