| Eastern bluebonnet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Northiella |
| Species: | N. haematogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Northiella haematogaster (Gould, 1838)
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The eastern bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster), also known as the greater bluebonnet, is an Australian parrot, one of two species in the genus Northiella.[2] It was originally included in the genus Psephotus but due to distinctive physical and behavioural differences was reclassified into its own genus in 1994 by ornithologists and taxonomists Christidis and Boles.[2] The bluebonnet is a medium-sized inland parrot commonly found in the interior of southeastern and central-southern Australia. It is adapted to life in semi-arid regions but can also flourish in regions of medium rainfall towards the eastern and southern extremities of its range.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Northiella haematogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685135A93059991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685135A93059991.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sindel, S. and Gill, J. (1996). Australian Grass Parakeets: The Psephotus and Northiella Genera. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, Chipping Norton.
- ^ Forshaw, J. M. (2011). Parrots of the World. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.