Red-throated parrotfinch

Red-throated parrotfinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Erythrura
Species: E. psittacea
Binomial name
Erythrura psittacea
(Gmelin, 1789)

The red-throated parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) is a species of estrildid finch found in New Caledonia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².

It is found in either subtropical or tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland habitats. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

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