Red-cheeked parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811)
The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 139.3 g to 164 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-cheeked parrot
- Weight
- 139.3 g – 164 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 red-cheeked 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 red-cheeked parrot is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the 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.
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Is the red-cheeked parrot endangered?
The red-cheeked parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 red-cheeked parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusGeoffroyus
- SpeciesGeoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811)
Synonyms Psittacus geoffroyi
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- lloret cara-roigCatalan
- batjan červenolícíCzech
- papoušek uzdičkovýCzech
- parot bochgochWelsh
- Rødkindet SangpapegøjeDanish
- RotkopfpapageiGerman
- ruĝvanga papagoEsperanto
- Lorito carirrojoSpanish
- punapõsk-papagoiEstonian
- punanaamiokaijaFinnish
- Perruche de GeoffroyFrench
- plavokapa papigaCroatian
- pirosfejű Geoffroy-papagájHungarian
- Nuri pipi-merahIndonesian
- Pappagallo guancerosseItalian
- アカガオインコJapanese
- raudonskruostė Žofrua papūgaLithuanian
- RoodwangpapegaaiDutch
- rødkinnpapegøyeNorwegian
- śpiewaczka krasnogłowaPolish
- papagaio-de-faces-vermelhasPortuguese
- Краснощёкий жоффруаRussian
- Краснощёкий попугай ЖоффруаRussian
- ladniak červenolíciSlovak
- Crvenoglavi papagajSerbian
- rödkindad papegojaSwedish
- Al Yüzlü PapağanTurkish
- лоріто червоноголовийUkrainian
- 紅臉鸚鵡Chinese
- 红脸鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the red-cheeked parrot
Other species in the same genus Geoffroyus.
Blue-collared parrot
Geoffroyus simplex
Song parrot
Geoffroyus heteroclitus
CompareRed-cheeked parrot vs Blue-collared parrotRed-cheeked parrot vs Song parrot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-cheeked parrot?
An adult red-cheeked parrot weighs 139.3 g – 164 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the red-cheeked parrot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the red-cheeked parrot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the red-cheeked parrot endangered?
The red-cheeked 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 red-cheeked parrot?
The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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