Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (7)
Nigel Collar and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 13, 2014
Text last updated November 13, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooiblesrosella |
| Bulgarian | Пурпурна розела |
| Catalan | cotorra de Pennant |
| Croatian | grimizna rozela |
| Czech | rosela Pennantova |
| Dutch | Pennantrosella |
| English | Crimson Rosella |
| English (AVI) | Crimson Rosella |
| English (United States) | Crimson Rosella |
| Estonian | puna-rosellapapagoi |
| Finnish | punarosella |
| French | Perruche de Pennant |
| French (Canada) | Perruche de Pennant |
| German | Pennantsittich |
| Icelandic | Glæsipáfi |
| Italian | Rosella cremisi |
| Japanese | アカクサインコ |
| Kazakh | Қызыл розелла |
| Norwegian | rødrosella |
| Polish | rozella królewska |
| Russian | Синещёкая розелла |
| Serbian | Penant ili žuta rozela (na nivou vrste) |
| Slovak | rozela bažantia |
| Slovenian | Škrlatna rozela |
| Spanish | Perico Elegante |
| Spanish (Chile) | Rosella elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perico elegante |
| Swedish | blåkindad rosella |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Rozella |
| Ukrainian | Розела червона |
Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus elegans
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.318.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = New South Wales, apud Mathews, infra.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Crimson Rosella (Crimson) Platycercus elegans [elegans Group]
Available illustrations of subspecies in this group
Platycercus elegans nigrescens Ramsay, 1888
PROTONYM:
Platycercus pennantii var. nigrescens
Ramsay, 1888. Tabular list of all the Australian birds at present known to the author, showing the distribution of the species over the continent of Australia and adjacent islands, p.34.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bellenden Ker Range, Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- nigrescens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
east central Queensland
Platycercus elegans filewoodi McAllan & Bruce, 1989
PROTONYM:
Platycercus elegans filewoodi
McAllan & Bruce, 1989. The birds of New South Wales: a working list, p. 42.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- filewoodi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
E Australia (se Queensland to se South Australia)
Platycercus elegans elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus elegans
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.318.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = New South Wales, apud Mathews, infra.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Kangaroo I (South Australia).
Platycercus elegans melanopterus North, 1906
PROTONYM:
Platycercus melanoptera
North, 1906. The Emu 6, p.78.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kangaroo Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- melanopterus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Crimson Rosella (Yellow) Platycercus elegans flaveolus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Interior SE Australia centred on the Murray-Murrumbidgee river systems.
Platycercus elegans flaveolus Gould, 1837
PROTONYM:
Platycercus flaveolus
Gould, 1837. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt2, pl.[23].
TYPE LOCALITY:
New . South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- flaveola / flaveolus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Crimson Rosella (Adelaide) Platycercus elegans adelaidae/subadelaidae
Available illustrations of subspecies in this group
Distribution
S South Australia in S Flinders Ranges and N Mount Lofty Range.
Platycercus elegans subadelaidae Mathews, 1912
PROTONYM:
Platycercus elegans subadelaidae
Mathews, 1912. Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3), p.270.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Port Augusta, South Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- subadelaidae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
S South Australia (Mt. Lofty Range to Fleurieu Peninsula)
Platycercus elegans adelaidae Gould, 1841
PROTONYM:
Platycercus Adelaidae
Gould, 1841. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1840), Pt8, no.94, p. 161.
TYPE LOCALITY:
S. Austr., Adelaide Plains betw. Holdfast Bay and Mt Lofty Range
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLATYCERCUS
- platycercus
- elegans
- adelaidae / adelaidensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Crimson Rosella
