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The Australian king parrot (''Alisterus scapularis'') is endemic to eastern Australia found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest. They feed on fruits and seeds gathered from trees or on the ground. ==Taxonomy== The Australian king parrot was first described by the German naturalist Martin Lichtenstein in 1818. The species belongs to the genus Alisterus, whose three members are known as king parrots. The genus is sometimes sunk into the genus Aprosmictus.(needed ) Two subspecies are recognised,〔(【引用サイトリンク】Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.024) )〕 which are differentiated by size:〔 *''A. scapularis'' (Lichtenstein, 1816) * *''A. s. minor'' (Mathews, 1911) * *''A. s. scapularis'' (Lichtenstein, 1816) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian king parrot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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