| Australian king parrot | |
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| Male in New South Wales | |
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| Female in south-east Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Alisterus |
| Species: | A. scapularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1816)
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| Australian king parrot range (red: all-year resident) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot, 1818 | |
The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest. They feed on fruits and seeds gathered from trees or on the ground.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Alisterus scapularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685046A93056658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685046A93056658.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (1 March 2012). "Subspecies Alisterus scapularis scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1816)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 October 2021.