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Pesquet's parrot
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Pesquet's parrot | |
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At Miami MetroZoo, USA | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Psittrichasinae |
Genus: | Psittrichas Lesson, 1831 |
Species: | P. fulgidus |
Binomial name | |
Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830) | |
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