| Scarlet-chested parrot | |
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| A male scarlet-chested parrot at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Neophema |
| Species: | N. splendida
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| Binomial name | |
| Neophema splendida (Gould, 1841)
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The scarlet-chested parrot (Neophema splendida), known alternately as scarlet-breasted parrot, orange-throated parrot or splendid parrot, is a parrot endemic to central South Australia and inland southern Western Australia. The species is sexually dimorphic; the male has a bright blue face and scarlet chest and yellow underparts, amid overall green plumage, while the female is similar but lacks the red chest. These nomadic parakeets move readily from the Great Victoria Desert region into neighbouring areas. These interruptions are triggered by a search for more favourable conditions. They can survive quite well without access to drinking water, however, as succulent plants help meet much of their fluid requirement. They feed mainly on grass seeds and are most commonly sighted in spinifex.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Neophema splendida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685214A93063888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685214A93063888.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.