Song parrot
Geoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
The song parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 168.5 g to 170 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the song parrot
- Weight
- 170 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc 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 song 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 song 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 song parrot?
The song parrot or singing parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Song parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Song_parrot&oldid=1342975512), 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 song parrot endangered?
The song 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 song parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusGeoffroyus
- SpeciesGeoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Singing parrotEnglish
- Singing parrotEnglish
- lloret capgrocCatalan
- batjan žlutohlavýCzech
- papoušek žlutohlavýCzech
- parot persainWelsh
- Gulhovedet SangpapegøjeDanish
- BismarckpapageiGerman
- Bismarck-PapageiGerman
- kanta papagoEsperanto
- Lorito heteróclitoSpanish
- kuldpea-papagoiEstonian
- laulukaijaFinnish
- Perruche hétérocliteFrench
- zlatnoglava papigaCroatian
- aranyfejű papagájHungarian
- sárgafejű papagájHungarian
- Pappagallo canoroItalian
- キガシラインコJapanese
- dainuojančioji Žofrua papūgaLithuanian
- ZangpapegaaiDutch
- sangpapegøyeNorwegian
- śpiewaczka żółtogłowaPolish
- papagaio-cantorPortuguese
- papagaio-de-pescoço-azuladoPortuguese
- Желтоголовый жоффруаRussian
- Желтоголовый попугай ЖоффруаRussian
- ladniak spevavýSlovak
- Žutoglavi papagajSerbian
- sångpapegojaSwedish
- Sarı Başlı PapağanTurkish
- лоріто жовтоголовийUkrainian
- 歌鹦鹉Chinese
- 歌聲鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the song parrot
Other species in the same genus Geoffroyus.
Red-cheeked parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Blue-collared parrot
Geoffroyus simplex
CompareSong parrot vs Red-cheeked parrotSong parrot vs Blue-collared parrot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the song parrot?
An adult song parrot weighs 170 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the song parrot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the song parrot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the song parrot endangered?
The song 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 song parrot?
The song parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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