Geoffroyus
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| Geoffroyus | |
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| 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:
- Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)
- Song Parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus)
- Blue-collared Parrot (Geoffroyus simplex)
Possibly extinct variety, Geoffroyus aureus
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