Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (14)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 1, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 1, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Barrabandparkiet |
| English (United States) | Superb Parrot |
| French | Perruche de Barraband |
| German | Schildsittich |
| Japanese | ミカヅキインコ |
| Norwegian | gulstrupeparakitt |
| Polish | księżniczka tarczowa |
| Russian | Роскошный попугай |
| Serbian | Baraband papagaj |
| Slovak | kráľčik nádherný |
| Spanish | Perico Soberbio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perico soberbio |
| Swedish | gulstrupig parakit |
| Turkish | Harika Renkli Papağan |
Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus Swainsonii
Desmarest, 1826. Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles 39, p.39.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland = New South Wales, a-pud IMathews.
Definitions
- POLYTELIS
- swainsoni / swainsonii
The Key to Scientific Names
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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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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Superb Parrot