Avibase: Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii] (Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch)

Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch

Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii] (= Erythrura cyaneovirens) (Peale, TR 1849)

The red-headed parrotfinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in the Samoan Islands. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km². Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Erythrura
Scientific:
  Erythrura cyaneovirens

Original description

Citation:
(Peale, TR 1849)

Reference:
U.S. Explor. Exped. [Wilkes] 8 p.117

Imprint year:
1848

Protonym:
Geospiza cyaneovirens

Type locality:
Upolu [= Samoa].

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/348055#page/137/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
3F817B665CBD0551

Avibase ID:
avibase-3F817B66

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3F817B66

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559970

Geographic range:

Erythrura pealii: Fiji (Viti Levu, Kadavu, Vanua Levu, and Taveuni)
Erythrura cyaneovirens: Vanuatu and Samoa
Erythrura cyaneovirens cyaneovirens: Upolu (western Samoa, south-central Polynesia)
Erythrura cyaneovirens gaughrani: Savaiʻi (western Samoa, south-central Polynesia)
Erythrura cyaneovirens serena: Aneityum (southern Vanuatu)
Erythrura cyaneovirens efatensis: Efate (central Vanuatu)
Erythrura cyaneovirens regia: Gaua, in southern Banks Islands (northern Vanuatu) to Emae (central Vanuatu)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch
French:
Diamant vert-bleu ou D. de Peal

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch ( Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Diamant vert-bleu ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Red-headed Parrot-Finch ( Erythrura cyanovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-headed Parrotfinch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-headed Parrot-Finch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-headed Parrot-Finch ( Erythrura cyaneovirens) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Erythrura cyaneovirens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Erythrura cyaneovirens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Erythrura cyaneovirens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: diamant cap-roig
Czech: Amadina fidžijská
Danish: Fijipapegøjeamadine
German: Kurzschwanz-Papageiamadine, Peale-Papageiamadine
English: Red-headed Parrotfinch, Red-headed Parrot-Finch, Red-headed, Fiji or Royal Parrotfinch
Esperanto: Cejanverda eritruro
Spanish: Diamante Verdiazul, Pinzón Loro de Fiji
Estonian: fidži rohe/papagoiamadiin
Finnish: Fidzinparatiisipeippo, melanesianparatiisipeippo
French: Diamant vert-bleu, Diamant vert-bleu ou D. de Peal, Diamant vert-bleu ou D. de Peale
Hungarian: szamoai papagájamandina
Italian: Diamante delle Isole Figi, Diamante testarossa
Japanese (romaji): fiji-seikouchou
Japanese: フィジアヒノマルチョウ
Scientific: Erythrura [cyaneovirens or pealii], Erythrura [cyaneovirens, regia or pealii], Erythrura cyaneovirens, Erythrura cyaneovirens cyaneovirens, Erythrura cyanovirens, Geospiza cyaneovirens
Lithuanian: Raudongalvė papūginė amadina
Dutch: Fiji-papegaaiamadina, Samoapapegaaiamadine
Norwegian: Rødhetteamadin, Samoa papegøyeamadin
Polish: papuzik czerwonoglowy, papuzik czerwonogłowy
Portuguese: Diamante-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian: Короткохвостая попугайная амадина
Slovak: amada cervenohlavá
Swedish: Rödhuvad amadin
Ukrainian: Папужник червоноголовий
Chinese: 红头鹦雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭鸚雀