Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Psittaculidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Psittaciformes Genus Geoffroyus | |
Similar Amazona bodini, Black‑legged parrot, Biak lorikeet, Amazona guatemalae, Pyrrhura picta eisenmanni | ||
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.
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