Red-headed parrotfinch

The red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) is a common species of estrildid finch found in the Samoan Islands. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.

Red-headed parrotfinch
Illustration (above) with royal parrotfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Erythrura
Species:
E. cyaneovirens
Binomial name
Erythrura cyaneovirens
(Peale, 1849)

It is found in subtropical/tropical lowland moist forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Erythrura cyaneovirens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T106022210A111182119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T106022210A111182119.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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