| Pesquet's parrot | |
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| At Miami MetroZoo, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Psittrichasinae |
| Genus: | Psittrichas Lesson, 1831 |
| Species: | P. fulgidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830)
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Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), also known as the Dracula parrot[2] or as the vulturine parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pyrilia vulturina from Brazil), is a member of the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. It is the only member of the genus Psittrichas. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforests in New Guinea.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Psittrichas fulgidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22685025A118772050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22685025A118772050.en.
- ^ Crew, Becky (2019). "The Dracula parrot is intimidating". Australian Geographic.