Geoffroyus

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Geoffroyus
Red-cheeked Parrot in Papua New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Psittaculinae
Tribe: Psittaculini
Genus: Geoffroyus
Bonaparte, 1850

Geoffroyus is a genus of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. The three species are found in and around New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia and the islands of Indonesia. It contains the following species:

Possibly extinct variety, Geoffroyus aureus


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