---
title: "Periquito-rei-australiano"
description: "Alisterus scapularis — Aves. The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/australian-king-parrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Periquito-rei-australiano

> Alisterus scapularis — Aves. The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria.

- Scientific name: *Alisterus scapularis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 20417
- Wikidata: [Q114477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114477)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19196](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19196)

## Names

- en: Australian King Parrot
- de: Königssittich
- es: Papagayo australiano
- fr: Perruche royale
- nl: Australische koningsparkiet
- pt: Periquito-rei-australiano
- pl: Szkarłatka królewska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (19712), NZ (17)

## Summary

The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. 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.

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

## Photo

![Periquito-rei-australiano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-king-parrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139713121

## Machine access

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