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  Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius)

Golden-shouldered Parrot | Psephotus chrysopterygius photo
Golden-shouldered Parrot

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BIRD FACTS

distribution map showing range of Psephotus chrysopterygius in Australia

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Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Psephotus
Species:chrysopterygius
Common Name:Golden-shouldered Parrot

Relatives in same Genus
  Hooded Parrot (P. dissimilis)
  Red-rumped Parrot (P. haematonotus)
  Mulga Parrot (P. varius)