Red-headed parrotfinch

The red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) is a common species of estrildid finch found in the Samoan Islands. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.

Red-headed parrotfinch
Illustration (above) with royal parrotfinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Erythrura
Species:
E. cyaneovirens
Binomial name
Erythrura cyaneovirens
(Peale, 1848)

It is found in subtropical/tropical lowland moist forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Erythrura cyaneovirens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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