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.
Two subspecies are recognised, which are differentiated by size:
- Alisterus scapularis
- Alisterus scapularis minor
- Alisterus scapularis scapularis
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