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Ground Parrot (Eastern)

Pezoporus wallicus [wallicus or leachi] (= Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) (Kerr, R 1792)

The eastern ground parrot of Australia is one of only five ground-dwelling parrots in the world, the others being its closest relatives, the western ground parrot, the extremely rare night parrot, the somewhat closely related Antipodes parakeet, and the unrelated highly endangered kakapo from New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Pezoporus
Scientific:
  Pezoporus wallicus wallicus


Original description

Citation:
  (Kerr, R 1792)

Reference:
   Anim. Kingd. [Kerr] 1 pt2 p.581

Protonym:
  Psittacus wallicus

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119041#page/613/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  89FD19C81FD8A8B3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-89FD19C8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/89FD19C8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714309

English:
Ground Parrot [wallicus or leachi]
Afrikaans:
Grondpapegaai (Oostelike)
Bulgarian:
Земен папагал (ssp. wallicus)
Catalan:
periquito terrestre (wallicus)
Czech:
kakari zemní (ssp. wallicus)
Danish:
Jordparakit (Østlig)
German:
Erdsittich (wallicus)
Spanish:
Perico Terrestre (wallicus)
Spanish (Spain):
Perico terrestre (wallicus)
Estonian:
maapapagoi (ssp. wallicus)
Finnish:
lymykaija (wallicus)
French:
Perruche terrestre [wallicus ou leachi]
Croatian:
pozemna papiga (istočna)
Icelandic:
Jarðpáfi (wallicus)
Japanese (romaji):
kijiinko (wallicus)
Japanese:
キジインコ(wallicus)
Dutch:
Oostelijke Grondpapegaai
Norwegian:
jordpapegøye (wallicus)
Polish:
papużka ziemna (wallicus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
periquito-terrestre-oriental (wallicus)
Russian:
Земляной попугайчик (wallicus)
Slovak:
zemnár vlnkovaný (skup.)
Serbian:
Podzemni papagaj (istočni)
Swedish:
östlig markpapegoja
Turkish:
Yer papağanı (wallicus)
Ukrainian:
Папужка болотяний (підвид wallicus)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ground Parrot [wallicus or leachi] ( Pezoporus wallicus [wallicus or leachi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Ground Parrot [wallicus or leachi] ( Pezoporus wallicus [wallicus or leachi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Ground Parrot (Eastern) ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pezoporus wallicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pezoporus wallicus

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Periquito terrestre
Montenegrin: podzemni papagaj, подземни папагај
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): подземни папагај
Czech: papoušek zemní
Danish: Jordparakit
German: Erdsittich, Erdsittich (wallicus)
English: Eastern Ground Parrot, Ground Parrot (Eastern), Ground Parrot [wallicus or leachi]
English, HBW: Ground Parrot (Eastern)
English (IOC): Eastern Ground Parrot
English (United States): Ground Parrot (Eastern)
Spanish: Perico Terrestre, Perico Terrestre (wallicus)
Spanish (Spain): Perico Terrestre, Perico Terrestre (wallicus)
Spanish (HBW): Ground Parrot (Eastern)
Estonian: maapapagoi
Finnish: lymykaija
French: Géopsitte terrestre, Perruche terrestre, Perruche terrestre (de l'Est), Perruche terrestre (wallicus), Perruche terrestre [wallicus ou leachi]
Croatian: pozemna papiga
Hungarian: földi papagáj
Icelandic: Jarðpáfi (wallicus)
Italian: Pappagallo terragnolo, Parrocchetto terragnolo
Japanese (romaji): kijiinko, kijiinko (wallicus)
Japanese: キジインコ, キジインコ (wallicus), キジインコ(wallicus)
Kazakh: жер тотықұсы
Kirghiz: кызыл чеке кыргый тоту
Scientific: Pezoporus wallicus, Pezoporus wallicus [wallicus or leachi], Pezoporus wallicus wallicus, Psittacus formosus, Psittacus wallicus
Lithuanian: Dirvinė papūga
Maltese: pappagall ta' l-art
Dutch: Grondpapegaai, Grondpapegaai (wallicus), Oostelijke Grondpapegaai
Norwegian: Jordpapegøye, jordpapegøye (wallicus)
Polish: papuzka ziemna, papużka ziemna, papużka ziemna (wallicus)
Portuguese: Arara-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): periquito-terrestre-oriental (wallicus)
Russian: Земляной попугай, Земляной попугайчик (wallicus)
Slovak: zemnár vlnkovaný, zemnár vlnkovaný (skup.)
Slovenian: Talni papagajcek
Serbian: Papagaj sa tla (istočni), Podzemni papagaj, Podzemni papagaj (istočni)
Swedish: Markpapegoja, östlig markpapegoja
Turkish: Yer Papağanı, Yer papağanı (wallicus)
Ukrainian: Папужка болотяний
Chinese: 地鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 地棲鸚鵡

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