BirdUp · Species
Red-cheeked Parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi(Bechstein, 1811)
Native
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Geoffroyus
- Commonness
- Local
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red-cheeked parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Queensland, Australia. There are 17 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage. It exhibits sexual dimorphism; the adult male has red cheeks and a mauve nape and top of head, while the female is duller with a brown head.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to north-east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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