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Blue-collared parrot

Geoffroyus simplex (A. B. Meyer, 1874)

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The blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 161 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex)
Photo: John Gould FRS (/ɡuːld/ · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-collared parrot

Weight
161 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the blue-collared parrot live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The blue-collared parrot is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the blue-collared parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex) also known as simple parrot, lilac-collared song parrot, or lilac-collared Geoffroy's parrot, is a parrot found in the higher elevations of New Guinea. It is found from 500 to 2300 m, mainly between 800 and 1900 m (though food shortages will send them lower). It is 23–25 cm, mainly green with a black beak, yellow wing bend, blue underwing coverts, and a pale yellow iris. Adult males have a blue collar across upper breast to lower neck above the mantle, adult females have some blue on the rear crown. Juveniles have no blue and a paler bill. There are two subspecies:

G. s. simplex: On Vogelkop. 23 cm

G. s. buergersi: On rest of island. 25 cm, collar on males is duller but wider in back.

It inhabits humid hill forest and forest edges. Flocks are up to 200.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-collared parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-collared_parrot&oldid=1380441793), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-collared parrot endangered?

The blue-collared parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-collared parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusGeoffroyus
  7. SpeciesGeoffroyus simplex (A. B. Meyer, 1874)

Synonyms Pionias simplex

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • lloret de collar blauCatalan
  • batjan zelenohlavýCzech
  • papoušek zelenohlavýCzech
  • parot glasdorchogWelsh
  • Grønhovedet SangpapegøjeDanish
  • BlauhalspapageiGerman
  • blukoluma papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito acollaradoSpanish
  • kahkkael-papagoiEstonian
  • sinisepelkaijaFinnish
  • Perruche à col bleuFrench
  • crnokljuna papigaCroatian
  • zöldfejű papagájHungarian
  • Nuri kalung-biruIndonesian
  • Pappagallo dal collareItalian
  • ミドリガシラインコJapanese
  • mėlynkaklė Žofrua papūgaLithuanian
  • BlauwhalspapegaaiDutch
  • halsringpapegøyeNorwegian
  • śpiewaczka zielonogłowaPolish
  • papagaio-de-colar-azulPortuguese
  • Синегорлый жоффруаRussian
  • Синешейный попугай ЖоффруаRussian
  • ladniak modrokrkýSlovak
  • Zelenoglavi papagajSerbian
  • halsbandspapegojaSwedish
  • Mavi Kolyeli PapağanTurkish
  • лоріто зеленоголовийUkrainian
  • 蓝领鹦鹉Chinese
  • 藍領鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-collared parrot

Other species in the same genus Geoffroyus.

LC, Least Concern

Song parrot

Geoffroyus heteroclitus

PsittaculidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-collared parrot?

An adult blue-collared parrot weighs 161 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the blue-collared parrot live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the blue-collared parrot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the blue-collared parrot endangered?

The blue-collared parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-collared parrot?

The blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_collared_parrot_2026,
  title = {Blue-collared parrot (Geoffroyus simplex)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-collared-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}