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Historical bird plate: Elegant Parrot

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Elegant Parrot · Scarlet-chested Parrot · Turquoise Parrot

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01Elegant Parrot
Euphema elegansNeophema elegansShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEuphema elegans
Name used todayNeophema elegansElegant Parrot

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02Scarlet-chested Parrot
Euphema splendidaNeophema splendidaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEuphema splendida
Name used todayNeophema splendidaScarlet-chested Parrot

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Turquoise Parrot
Euphema pulchellaNeophema pulchellaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEuphema pulchella
Name used todayNeophema pulchellaTurquoise Parrot

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
Plate
43
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.