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| − | + | [[Image:Golden-shouldered_Parrot.jpg|thumb|450px|right| Female on left, Male on Right<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Cape York Peninsula, [[Queensland]], May 1986]] | |
;[[: Category:Psephotus|Psephotus]] chrysopterygius | ;[[: Category:Psephotus|Psephotus]] chrysopterygius | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 26 cm | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:Golden-shouldered_Parrot2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]] | + | [[Image:Golden-shouldered_Parrot2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by {{user|Nrg800|Nrg800}}]] |
North-eastern [[Australia]] (interior southern Cape York Peninsula) | North-eastern [[Australia]] (interior southern Cape York Peninsula) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Sparsly timbered woodland savannah. | + | Sparsly timbered woodland savannah. The seem to like sitting on termite mounds. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They mainly eat small grass seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 12 May 2014
- Psephotus chrysopterygius
Identification
26 cm
Distribution
Graphic by Nrg800
North-eastern Australia (interior southern Cape York Peninsula)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Sparsly timbered woodland savannah. The seem to like sitting on termite mounds.
Behaviour
Diet
They mainly eat small grass seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-shouldered Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-shouldered_Parrot
