Parrots (Psittacidae)
Papuan King-parrot (Alisterus chloropterus)
French: Perruche à ailes vertes German: Papuasittich Spanish: Papagayo Papú
Other common names: Green-winged King-parrot
Taxonomy:
Aprosmictus chloropterus E. P. Ramsay, 1879, Goldie River, New Guinea.
Genus has occasionally been lumped with Aprosmictus. Forms a superspecies with A. amboinensis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- moszkowskii (Reichenow, 1911) - N New Guinea.
- callopterus (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) - C New Guinea from Weyland Mts to R Fly.
- chloropterus (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) - E New Guinea.
- Least Concern
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A bird perched Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany (moszkowskii)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 4.3
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Adult bird on a branch. Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (moszkowskii)
Tomasz Doroń 25 June 2009 14 weeks ago 3 -
A perched adult bird. Taja, Jayapura Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (moszkowskii)
mehdhalaouate 9 September 2006 4 weeks ago 2.5
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Recorded calling from trees up on a ridge mid-morning. Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea
Sam Woods 24 September 2008 12 weeks ago 4
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