Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)

Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)

Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) - Female

About Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Parrots
Family: New World Parrots

The red-cheeked parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Queensland, Australia. There are 17 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage. It exhibits sexual dimorphism; the adult male has red cheeks and a mauve nape and top of head, while the female is duller with a brown head.

Source: Wikipedia