Pesquet's parrot

Pesquet's parrot
At Miami MetroZoo, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Psittrichasinae
Genus: Psittrichas
Lesson, 1831
Species:
P. fulgidus
Binomial name
Psittrichas fulgidus
(Lesson, 1830)

Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), also known as the Dracula parrot[2] or as the vulturine parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pyrilia vulturina from Brazil), is a member of the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. It is the only member of the genus Psittrichas. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforests in New Guinea.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Psittrichas fulgidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22685025A118772050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22685025A118772050.en.
  2. ^ Crew, Becky (2019). "The Dracula parrot is intimidating". Australian Geographic.