Red-throated parrotfinch

Red-throated parrotfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Erythrura
Species:
E. psittacea
Binomial name
Erythrura psittacea
(Gmelin, JF, 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 both subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and shrubland habitats. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Erythrura psittacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719725A131997151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719725A131997151.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.