Species profile
Hooded Parrot
Psephotellus dissimilis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are c Top End, n NT (nc Australia).
- Scientific name
- Psephotellus dissimilis
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Genus
- Psephotellus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Hooded Parrot in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Psittaculidae
- Blue-fronted Lorikeet (Charmosynopsis toxopei)
- Broad-billed Parrot (Lophopsittacus mauritianus)
- Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosynoides margarethae)
- Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius)
- Goldie's Lorikeet (Glossoptilus goldiei)
- Iris Lorikeet (Saudareos iris)
- Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla)
- Little Red Lorikeet (Charmosynopsis pulchella)