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Geoffroyus
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Geoffroyus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The four species are found in and around New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia and the islands of Indonesia. It contains the following species:
- Red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)
- Blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex)
- Song parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus)
- Rennell parrot (Geoffroyus hyacinthinus)
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Quick Facts Geoffroyus, Scientific classification ...
Geoffroyus | |
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Red-cheeked parrot in Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Psittaculini |
Genus: | Geoffroyus Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Psittacus geoffroyi[1] Bechstein, 1811 |
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