Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Western Rosella
Common Names in French:
Perruche à Oreilles Jaunes
Common Names in German:
Gelbwangenrosella
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 215 meters (0 to 705 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Psittacimorphae
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Order:
Psittaciformes
()
- Wagler, 1830
- Family:
Psittacidae
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Subfamily:
Psittacinae
()
- Tribe:
Platycercini
()
- Genus:
Platycercus
()
- Vigors 1825
- Specific name:
icterotis
- Subspecies:
icterotis
- Scientific name: - Platycercus icterotis icterotis (Temminck & Kuhl) 1820 (Temminck & Kuhl) 1820 NovaActaAcad.Caes.Leop.Carol. 10 p.54
- Subspecies:
icterotis
- Specific name:
icterotis
- Genus:
Platycercus
(
- Tribe:
Platycercini
(
- Subfamily:
Psittacinae
(
- Family:
Psittacidae
(
- Order:
Psittaciformes
(
- Superorder:
Psittacimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Platycercus icterotis (Kuhl) 1820 • Platycercus icterotis (Temminck & Kuhl • Platycerus icterotis (Kuhl • Platycerus icterotis (Temminck & Kuhl
Similar Species
Members of the genus Platycercus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. adelaidae (Adelaide Rosella) · P. adscitus (White-Cheeked Rosella) · P. barnardi (Oustalet's Swiftlet) · P. barnardi barnardi (Mallee Ringneck) · P. caledonicus (Green Rosella) · P. caledonicus caledonicus (Green Rosella) · P. elegans (Crimson Rosella) · P. elegans elegans (Crimson Rosella) · P. eximius (Eastern Rosella) · P. flaveolus (Yellow Rosella) · P. icterotis (Western Rosella) · P. icterotis icterotis (Western Rosella) · P. venustus (Northern Rosella) · P. venustus venustus (Northern Rosella) · P. zonarius (Port Lincoln Ringneck) · P. zonarius zonarius (Port Lincoln Ringneck)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1695516
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1033821
Footnotes
- Mean = 61.800 meters (202.756 feet), Standard Deviation = 99.940 based on 5 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
