| Mulga parrot | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Psephotellus |
| Species: | P. varius
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| Binomial name | |
| Psephotellus varius (Clark, AH, 1910)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Psephotus multicolor | |
The mulga parrot (Psephotellus varius) is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The male mulga parrot is multicolored, from which the older common name of many-coloured parrot is derived.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psephotellus varius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685142A93060389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685142A93060389.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (1 March 2012). "Species Psephotus (Psephotus) varius Clark, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 August 2019.