? Australian King Parrot Conservation status: Lower risk (lc)
male and female Australian King Parrots
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Alisterus Species: A. scapularis
Binomial name
Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1818)

The Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis is found only in Australia. They are somewhat common in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus forests directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest. They range from Central Queensland (Australia) to Southern Victoria (Australia). They are also common in Canberra, Australia's national capital, during winter. Image File history File linksMetadata Australian_king_parrot-pair-1-web. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae Loriidae The order Psittaciformes includes about 342 species of bird which are generally grouped into two families: the Cacatuidae or cockatoos, and the Psittacidae, the parrots. ... For the runtime engine for Perl 6, see Parrot virtual machine. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Martin Heinrich Carl Lichtenstein (January 10, 1780 - September 2, 1857) was a German physician, explorer and zoologist. ... Species About 600; for a full list, see Wikispecies:Eucalyptus Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 323,000 is Australias largest inland city. ...

The adult (>4 years) males are very striking in appearance with a red head, breast, and lower undersides, with a blue lower back, and green wings and tail. They have a reddish-orange upper beak with a black tip and a black lower beak, and yellow eye ring. Females are similar in appearance except for a green head and breast, a black upper beak, and paler yellow eye ring. Juveniles of both sexes look like adult females. Adults of both sexes are very majestic birds, typically 42 cm (16 inches) in length including a long tail.

There is one subspecies, A.s. minor, which is found at the northern limit of its range, and is typically about 5 cm (2 inches) shorter than the nominate species but otherwise is similar in appearance.

In their native Australia, they are occasionally bred in aviaries and kept as calm and relatively quiet household pets if hand-raised, but are relatively unknown outside Australia. As pets, they have limited "talking" ability and normally prefer not to be handled, but do bond readily to people and can be very affectionate. Life expectancy in the wild is unknown, but some pets have been known to live up to 25 years.