Red-capped Parrot

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iRed-capped Parrot

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Platycercinae
Tribe: Platycercini
Genus: Purpureicephalus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species: P. spurius
Binomial name
Purpureicephalus spurius
(Kuhl, 1820)

The Red-capped Parrot, also called the King Parrot, is an Australian species of broad-tailed parrot.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Purpureicephalus spurius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern