Species profile

Orange-bellied Parrot

Neophema chrysogaster

Quick answer

Psittacus chrysogaster Latham, 1790 MZUT AV 1893; previously mounted; adult female; Australia, no date; purchased by F. A. Bonelli in 1820. Remarks. — The label attached to the base of the wooden stand is inscribed ‘ Neophema chrysogastra (Lath.)? New Holland’ and the manuscript catalogue ‘ Euphema aurantia, Gould? ’. Salvadori (1891) described genus Neophema and stated that N. chrysogastra and N. aurantia were synonyms. The pedestal label was probably written by Salvadori himself, who was evidently unsure of the specimen’s identification.

Scientific name
Neophema chrysogaster
Family
Psittacidae
Order
Psittaciformes
Genus
Neophema
Conservation status
Critically Endangered

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