Papuan King-Parrot Alisterus chloropterus Scientific name definitions
Nigel Collar and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 24, 2017
Text last updated June 24, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | papagai de Nova Guinea |
| Czech | papouškovec karmínový |
| Dutch | Groenvleugelkoningsparkiet |
| English | Papuan King-Parrot |
| English (United States) | Papuan King-Parrot |
| French | Perruche à ailes vertes |
| French (France) | Perruche à ailes vertes |
| German | Papuasittich |
| Indonesian | Nuri-raja sayap-kuning |
| Japanese | キガタキンショウジョウインコ |
| Norwegian | høvdingparakitt |
| Polish | szkarłatka żółtoskrzydła |
| Russian | Желтоплечий попугай |
| Serbian | Zelenokrili kraljevski papagaj |
| Slovak | kráľčik zelenokrídly |
| Spanish | Papagayo Papú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Papagayo papú |
| Swedish | grönvingad kungspapegoja |
| Turkish | Papua Kral Papağanı |
| Ukrainian | Алістер жовтоплечий |
Alisterus chloropterus (Ramsay, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Aprosmictus chloropterus
Ramsay, 1879. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3, p.251.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Goldie River, New Guinea [40 miles inland from Port Moresby].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALISTERUS
- chloroptera / chloropterus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Forms a species-pair with A. amboinensis. Females of moszkowskii have male-type plumage (at least 3), but the subspecies is not otherwise known to differ from the others; study needed. Form wilhelminae (from Kaparé R, in W New Guinea) is included within callopterus. Three subspecies recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N New Guinea from E Geelvink Bay to C North Coastal Ranges.
Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii (Reichenow, 1911)
PROTONYM:
Aprosmictus moszkowskii
Reichenow, 1911. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 19, p.82.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Taua [mouth of the Mamberano River], New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALISTERUS
- chloroptera / chloropterus
- moszkowskii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Alisterus chloropterus callopterus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
WC New Guinea from Weyland Mts to W Central Highlands.
Alisterus chloropterus callopterus (d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Aprosmictus callopterus
d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 14, p.29.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fly River, 300-420 miles from the mouth. New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALISTERUS
- chloroptera / chloropterus
- callopterus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Alisterus chloropterus chloropterus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E New Guinea E from E Central Highlands.
Alisterus chloropterus chloropterus (Ramsay, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Aprosmictus chloropterus
Ramsay, 1879. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3, p.251.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Goldie River, New Guinea [40 miles inland from Port Moresby].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALISTERUS
- chloroptera / chloropterus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Commonest vocalization a repeated clear metallic whistle, e.g. “kwee...kwee...kwee”, either downslurred or upslurred. Also a piercing “keee!” and a scolding “shek…shek..” in flight.
Breeding
Conservation Status
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Papuan King-Parrot
