Jonquil parrot

Jonquil parrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Aprosmictus
Species:
A. jonquillaceus
Binomial name
Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
(Vieillot, 1818)

The Jonquil parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family with two subspecies, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus jonquillaceus and Aprosmictus jonquillaceus wetterensis.[2] It is a large, long-tailed green parrot with an orange bill and a wing patch which red in males and yellow in females. It is visible when a bird is perched and in flight. The juvenile looks like a female but lacks a wing patch.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aprosmictus jonquillaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685063A93057213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685063A93057213.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oiseaux.net. "Perruche jonquille - Aprosmictus jonquillaceus - Jonquil Parrot". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ^ "Olive-shouldered Parrot - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-09-27.