Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Psephotellus [pulcherrimus or dissimilis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Psephotellus [pulcherrimus x varius] (hybrid)
• Psephotus haematonotus x Psephotellus pulcherrimus (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Cotorra del paradís
Montenegrin: rajski papagaj, рајски папагај
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): рајски папагај
Czech: Papoušek prekrásný, papoušek překrásný
Danish: Paradissangparakit
German: Paradiessittich
English: Anthill Parrot, Beautiful Parakeet, Beautiful Parrot, Elegant Parrot, Grass Parrot, Ground Parrot, Ground Rosella, paradise parakeet, Paradise Parrot, Red-shouldered Parakeet, Red-shouldered Parrot, Red-winged Parrot, Scarlet-shouldered Parakeet, Scarlet-shouldered Parrot, Soldier Grass-Parrot, Soldier Parrot
English, HBW: Paradise Parrot
English (IOC): Paradise Parrot
English (United States): Paradise Parrot
Spanish: Perico del Paraíso
Spanish (Spain): Perico del Paraíso
Spanish (HBW): Paradise Parrot
Estonian: hund-paradiisipapagoi
Finnish: Paratiisikaija
French: Perruche de paradis, Platycerque de paradis
Croatian: rajska papiga
Hungarian: paradicsompapagáj
Icelandic: Paradísarpáfi
Italian: Pappagallo del paradiso, Parrocchetto del Paradiso
Japanese (romaji): gokurakuinko
Japanese: ゴクラクィンコ, ゴクラクインコ
Mongolian, Halh: диваажингийн тоть, өргөн сүүлт тотиныхон
Kazakh: жұмақ жалпаққұйрық тотықұсы
Kirghiz: бейиш жалпак куйрук тотусу
Scientific: Platycercus pulcherrimus, Psephotellus pulcherrimus, Psephotus pulcherrimus
Lithuanian: Rojinė papūga, rojinė plokščiauodegė papūga
Mongolian: диваажингийн тоть, өргөн сүүлт тотиныхон
Maltese: pappagall tal-ġenna
Dutch: Paradijsparkiet
Norwegian: Paradisparakitt
Polish: swiergotka rajska, Świergotka rajska
Portuguese: Periquito-do-paraíso
Portuguese (Portugal): periquito-do-paraíso
Russian: Райский плоскохвостый попугай, Райский попугайчик
Slovak: speváčik rajský
Serbian: Rajski papagaj psefotus, Rajski papagaj psefotus (izumro)
Swedish: Paradisparakit
Turkish: Cennet papağanı
Tatar: җәннәт тутый кошы
Ukrainian: Папужка червоноплечий
Chinese: 极乐鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 樂園鸚鵡, 樂園鸚鵡1927滅絕