A male at Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, Australia

Description Psephotus varius
English: A male Mulga Parrot (also known as the Many-coloured Parrot at Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Date 1 May 2008, 17:07:59
Source originally posted to Flickr as Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) http://flickr.com/photos/16520061@N08/2501767286
Author David Cook Wildlife Photography http://flickr.com/photos/16520061@N08
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Psephotus_varius_-Wyperfeld_National_Park-8.jpg

The mulga parrot (Psephotus varius), also known as the many-colored parrot, is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The mulga parrot was given its current scientific name of Psephotus varius by American zoologist Austin Hobart Clark in 1910, after its name Psephotus multicolor was ruled invalid as the original combination (Psittacus multicolor) had been used for another species. It is one of five species in the Psephotus. Common names include the mulga parrot, many-coloured parrot, and varied parrot. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittaculidae, Subfamily: Platycercinae, Synonyms: Psephotus multicolor.



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The mulga parrot (Psephotellus varius) is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The male mulga parrot is multicolored, from which the older common name of many-coloured parrot is derived.
Order: Psittaciformes > Family: Psittaculidae > Genus: Psephotellus > Species: Psephotellus varius