Red-cheeked Parrot

The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Queensland, Australia. There are 17 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage. It exhibits sexual dimorphism; the adult male has red cheeks and a mauve nape and top of head, while the female is duller with a brown head. == Taxonomy == The red-cheeked parrot was first described by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein, 1811. It is one of three species classified in the genus Geoffroyus. This genus has occasionally been merged into Psittinus. Proposed races sumbavensis and tjindanae are synonyms of floresianus; stresemanni of rhodops; explorator too may be synonymous with rhodops. === Subspecies === Seventeen subspecies of the red-cheeked parrot are now recognized. G. g. cyanicollis (Müller, 1841) North Moluccas G. g. obiensis (Finsch, 1868) Obi Islands, North-central Moluccas G. g. rhodops (Schlegel), 1864 South Moluccas G. g. explorator Hartert, 1901 Seram Laut Island (SE of Seram Island) G. g. keyensis Finsch, 1868 Kai Islands G. g. floresianus Salvadori, 1891 West Lesser Sunda Islands G. g. geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811) is the nominate subspecies and is found…