The golden-shouldered parrot, also known as the alwal, is a rare bird of southern Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. A small parrot related to the more common red-rumped parrot, the hooded parrot of the Northern Territory and the extinct paradise parrot of Queensland and New South Wales. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gould, J 1858)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 25 (1857), no.340 p. 220
Imprint year:
1857
Protonym:
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Type locality:
Australia in lat. 18° S., long. 141° 30' E.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861282
Avibase ID:
9551D3F322D55C03
Avibase ID:
avibase-9551D3F3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9551D3F3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177574
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Perruche à ailes d'or ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Perruche à ailes d'or ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Psephotus chrysopterygius chrysopterygius [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Psephotus chrysopterygius chrysopterygius [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Psephotus chrysopterygius chrysopterygius [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Golden-shouldered Parrot ( Psephotellus chrysopterygius) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psephotus chrysopterygius [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psephotus chrysopterygius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Psephotellus [pulcherrimus, dissimilis or chrysopterygius]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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