Parrots (Psittacidae)

Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus) - HBW 4, p. 382

French: Perruche de paradis German: Paradiessittich Spanish: Perico del Paraíso

Taxonomy: Platycercus pulcherrimus Gould, 1845, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
Sometimes placed in genus Platycercus. Forms a superspecies with P. dissimilis and P. chrysopterygius. Monotypic.

Distribution: C & S and possibly N Queensland and N New South Wales (almost certainly extinct).