Psittacus formosus
Artist Alexander Oltmans (1814–1853)
Date 1830
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Am. Oltmans. Perruche à Taches noires du Cap de Diemen.
Old Latin name Psittacus formosus
New Latin name Pezoporus wallicus
Common name Nederlands: Oostelijke grondpapegaai
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psittacus_formosus_-_1830_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZA1000587.tif


The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is native to Australia. It is one of only five ground-dwelling parrots in the world. The bird is generally green in color with black and yellow markings, and has a narrow orange-red band on its forehead. It is about 30 cm long and has a greyish-brown bill, cere, and feet. The IOC World Bird List currently recognises three subspecies; the eastern ground parrot (subsp. wallicus), the western ground parrot or Kyloring (subsp. flaviventris) and the Tasmanian ground parrot. (subsp. leachi).

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Pezoporus
Species: Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr, 1792)