Tag: South America

Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Polytelis anthopeplus | [authority] Lear, 1831 | [UK] Regent Parrot | [FR] Perruche melanure | [DE] Bergsittich | [ES] Perico Regente | [NL] Regentparkiet | [copyright picture] Purnell collection Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Polytelis (literally translates into ‘magnificent’) of the family Psittacidae consists of three species […]