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The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria.Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
The average global population of all mature birds is estimated to be on the order of 100 billion individuals. [1] [2] [3] The total population including younglings is somewhat higher during the breeding season of each species. [3] This list is incomplete, because experts have not estimated all bird numbers.
Medium-sized parrots, 35–43 cm (14–17 in) in length with long, broad tails. They have relatively small beaks for their size. The beaks of the adults are two colours, blackish and orange-reddish, except for the subspecies of the Moluccan king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis buruensis, which has a grey-black beak, and female of the Australian species, Alisterus scapularis, which has a grey beak.
The 2012 observation of 721 birds showed that levels have remained the same over recent years, and the current full estimate need not be changed. [6] For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈ s ɪ t ə s aɪ n z /), [1] [2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the ...
The story of King George V and his parrot goes as follows: When the future King was serving in the Royal Navy in his youth, he traveled the world. At age 17, he was a midshipman on HMS Bucchante ...
Red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius), a regional name in Western Australia; Alisterus. Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis), found in eastern Australia; Papuan king parrot (A. chloropterus) in Papua; Moluccan king parrot (A. amboinensis) in Moluccas and other Indonesian islands.
Aprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae native to Oceania. [1] Several former members, including the Australian king parrot , are now placed in the genus Alisterus . Taxonomy