| Red-cheeked parrot | |
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| Male in Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Geoffroyus |
| Species: | G. geoffroyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811)
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The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Queensland, Australia.[2] There are 17 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage. It exhibits sexual dimorphism; the adult male has red cheeks and a mauve nape and top of head, while the female is duller with a brown head.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IUCNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Species profile—Geoffroyus geoffroyi (red-cheeked parrot)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2024.