Hooded parrot

Hooded parrot
A pair in Australia. The male is in the foreground.
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psephotellus
Species:
P. dissimilis
Binomial name
Psephotellus dissimilis
(Collett, 1898)
Synonyms

Psephotus dissimilis

Female at Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, Netherlands
A pair in the Northern Territory, Australia

The hooded parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) is a species of parrot native to the Northern Territory in Australia. It is found in savannah and open woodland and is one of two extant species in its genus that breed in termite mounds. It has declined from much of its original range.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psephotellus dissimilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685145A93060569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685145A93060569.en.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.