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title: "Red-winged Parrot"
description: "Aprosmictus erythropterus — Birds. The red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) is a parrot native to Australia and New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-winged-parrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-winged Parrot

> Aprosmictus erythropterus — Birds. The red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) is a parrot native to Australia and New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Aprosmictus erythropterus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `farm` (Farm), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2172
- Wikidata: [Q934646](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934646)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19334](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19334)

## Names

- en: Red-winged Parrot
- de: Rotflügelsittich
- es: Cotorra de alas rojas
- fr: Perruche érythroptère
- nl: Roodvleugelparkiet
- pt: Periquito-de-encontro-vermelho
- pl: Krasnopiórka czerwonoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2070)

## Summary

The red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) is a parrot native to Australia and New Guinea. It is found in grasslands, savannah, farmland, and woodland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_parrot

## Photo

![Red-winged Parrot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-winged-parrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372253750

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-winged-parrot?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).