Rennell parrot

The Rennell parrot (Geoffroyus hyacinthinus) is an island species of parrot, found on Rennell Island in the Solomons. It is normally considered a subspecies of the song parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) but differs from it in its larger size, its blue collar being more lavender in colour and extending to the breast, and a more strongly grey-blue tone to the female's head. Population size is estimated at 5,000–20,000 individuals. Although only present in a small range, it is not currently considered threatened.[1][2]

Rennel parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Geoffroyus
Species:
G. hyacinthinus
Binomial name
Geoffroyus hyacinthinus
(Mayr, 1931)
Synonyms

Geoffroyus heteroclitus hyacinthinus

References

  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Geoffroyus hyacinthinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Rennell Parrot (Geoffroyus hyacinthinus) – BirdLife species factsheet". BirdLife International.


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