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Red-cheeked Parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811)
Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
Red-cheeked Parrot, Geoffroyus geoffroyi, breeds across the Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to north-eastern Australia. It is a stocky, short-tailed parrot of forests, mangroves and streamside habitat, and it is found in Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands. The adult male has red cheeks and a mauve crown and nape, while the female is duller with a brown head. Both sexes are mainly green. The species was first described by Bechstein in 1811. Seventeen subspecies are recognised.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to ne Australia
