Parrots (Psittacidae)
Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis) - HBW 4, p. 381
French: Perruche à capuchon noir
German: Collettsittich
Spanish: Perico Capirotado
Taxonomy: Psephotus dissimilis Collett, 1898, Mary River, Northern Territory.
Sometimes placed in genus Platycercus. Forms a superspecies with P. chrysopterygius and P. pulcherrimus; close to former, and in past considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE Northern Territory, Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Birds drink water and take a bath in a river pool. Locality Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Max Roth 9 June 2005 3 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4.4 -
A female near to the ground, males on top of a tree. Locality Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Max Roth 9 June 2005 3 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A male perched, singing Locality Paignton Zoo, Paignton, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2007 3 years ago 43 sec 3.6 -
A male and a female on a feeder Locality Paignton Zoo, Paignton, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2007 3 years ago 31 sec 3.1
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This adult male allowed a rather close approach early morning. A further 50+ of this species were feeding on the ground just bel
Locality Pine Creek Sewage Farm, Northern Territory, Australia
Edward Smith 2 August 2011 25 weeks ago 3 -
Captive male
Locality Burger's Zoo, Arnhem, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
Pierre de Chabannes 1 March 2007 2 years ago 3 -
A pair.
Locality Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 3 May 2005 1 year ago 2.6 -
Female perched
Locality Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 8 July 2010 44 weeks ago 2
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A bird giving calls Locality Wilhelma, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 January 2008 2 years ago 3
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