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Species profile—Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi (eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula))

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) → Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi (eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula))

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas)
Scientific name
Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi Mathews, 1913
Common name
eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula)
Type reference
Mathews, G.M. (1913). New species and subspecies of Australian birds. Austral Avian Records 2, 73-79.
WildNet taxon ID
1168
Synonym(s)
Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi
Alternate name(s)
MacGillivray's eclectur parrot
Cape York eclectus parrot
eclectus parrot (Australian subspecies)
red-sided parrot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1168.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022