Parrots (Psittacidae)
Blue-collared Parrot (Geoffroyus simplex) - HBW 4, p. 388
French: Perruche à col bleu
German: Blauhalspapagei
Spanish: Lorito Acollarado
Other common names: Simple/Lilac-collared Parrot
Taxonomy: Pionias simplex A. B. Meyer, 1874, Arfak Mountains, 3500 feet (c. 1000 m), New Guinea.
Genus has occasionally been merged into Psittinus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- simplex (A. B. Meyer, 1874) - Vogelkop (NW New Guinea).
- buergersi Neumann, 1922 - Snow Mts E to Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea.
- Least Concern
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