Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
French: Perruche royale
German: Königssittich
Spanish: Papagayo Australiano
Other common names: King Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus scapularis Lichtenstein, 1818, New South Wales.
Genus has occasionally been lumped with Aprosmictus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- minor Mathews, 1911 - NE Queensland.
- scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1818) - NC Queensland S to S Victoria.
- Least Concern
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A male perched on a vine Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Nick Talbot 24 June 2005 2 years ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A bird shaking its head and moving on a branch Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 2 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A male feeding on the ground Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Peter Nash 28 October 2006 3 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
An immature male on a branch and flying away The Fullerton Garden, Osborne's Flat, Victoria, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Matt Weeks 13 January 2005 2 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A female perched on a bench Pebbly Beach, New South Wales, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Nick Talbot 2 March 2005 2 years ago 5 sec 4.2 -
A male hanging on a branch and feeding Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Rigdon Currie 30 September 2002 1 year ago 7 sec 4
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Adult bird at feeding station. Mount Beauty, Victoria, Australia (ssp alisterus.)
Graham Little 12 December 2006 48 weeks ago 4 -
Male on dead-tree. Kobble Creek, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Tom Tarrant 11 January 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A male perched. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 44 weeks ago 3.7 -
Australian King-Parrot, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
Mark Andrews 7 February 2007 40 weeks ago 3.5 -
pair perched, male first Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Georges Olioso 27 September 2007 45 weeks ago 3.3 -
pair perched, male first Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp scapularis)
Georges Olioso 27 September 2007 45 weeks ago 0
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