Alisterus – King Parrots
The genus Alisterus genus consist of three King-Parrot species and several sub-species that are native to a wide range in eastern Australia, New Guinea, Papuan Islands Sula Islands and Maluku Islands in Indonesia.
King Parakeets are large parrots of approx. 35-43 cm, characterized by red and green colors, a long tail and a relatively small bill.
Previously the King Parrots was included in the Aprosmictus genus.
Alisterus amboinensis
Moluccan King Parrot
Alisterus chloropterus
Papuan King Parrot
Alisterus scapularis
Australian King Parrot
Photo credits:
- Moluccan King Parrot : Scott Hamlin
- Papuan King Parrot : Peter Tan
- Australian King Parrot : Di Donovan
Species and subspecies
- Alisterus amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Moluccan King Parrot
- Alisterus amboinensis amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Alisterus amboinensis buruensis (Salvadori, 1876)
- Alisterus amboinensis dorsalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Alisterus amboinensis hypophonius (Müller, S, 1843)
- Alisterus amboinensis sulaensis (Reichenow, 1881)
- Alisterus amboinensis versicolor (Neumann, 1939)
- Alisterus chloropterus (Ramsay, EP, 1879) - Papuan King Parrot
- Alisterus chloropterus chloropterus (Ramsay, EP, 1879)
- Alisterus chloropterus callopterus (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
- Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii (Reichenow, 1911)
- Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1816) - Australian King Parrot
- Alisterus scapularis scapularis (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1816)
- Alisterus scapularis minor (Mathews, 1911)