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title: "Regent Parrot"
description: "Polytelis anthopeplus — Uccelli. The regent parrot or rock pebbler (Polytelis anthopeplus) is a bird found in southern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/regent-parrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Regent Parrot

> Polytelis anthopeplus — Uccelli. The regent parrot  or rock pebbler (Polytelis anthopeplus)  is a bird found in southern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Polytelis anthopeplus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 767
- Wikidata: [Q550091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550091)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19251](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19251)

## Names

- en: Regent Parrot
- de: Bergsittich
- es: Perico regente
- fr: Perruche mélanure
- nl: Regentparkiet
- pt: Periquito-regente
- pl: Księżniczka słoneczna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (680), CZ (4)

## Summary

The regent parrot  or rock pebbler (Polytelis anthopeplus)  is a bird found in southern Australia. It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas of subtropical southwestern Australia, as well as in a smaller area of subtropical and temperate southeastern Australia. Seeds make up the bulk of its diet.

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

## Photo

![Regent Parrot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/regent-parrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269207192

## Machine access

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