Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Psephotellus dissimilis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Psephotus. Forms a species-group with P. chrysopterygius and †P. pulcherrimus; close to former, and in the past considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
46 g |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to be 20,000 individuals (Garnett and Crowley 2000). Global population trends have not been quantified, but populations appear to be stable, with no recent declines (Garnett and Crowley 2000).
Trend justification: Global population trends have not been quantified, but populations appear to be stable, with no recent declines (Garnett and Crowley 2000).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Hooded Parrot Psephotellus dissimilis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/hooded-parrot-psephotellus-dissimilis on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.