Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
French: Perruche mélanure
German: Bergsittich
Spanish: Perico Regente
Other common names: Rock Peppler
Taxonomy: Palæornis anthopeplus Lear, 1831, no locality = New South Wales; error, now replaced by Bolgart, c. 40 km north of Toodyay, south-west Australia.
Forms a parapatric species pair with P. swainsonii. Eastern race erroneously listed as nominate in past, with western birds placed in race westralis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) - SW Australia.
- monarchoides Schodde, 1993 - interior W part of SE Australia.
- Least Concern
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A bird perched on a branch Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, Australia (monarchoides)
David Fisher 5 October 2006 3 years ago 38 sec 4.6 -
A dorsal view of a perched bird, preening. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 42 weeks ago 23 sec 3
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Male and female feeding Waikerie, South Australia, Australia (monarchoides)
Peter Waanders 26 November 2008 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
Adult bird on a branch. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 20 October 2007 14 weeks ago 3
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