| Red-throated parrotfinch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Erythrura |
| Species: | E. psittacea |
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Erythrura psittacea (Gmelin, 1789) |
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The red-throated parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) is a species of estrildid finch found in New Caledonia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².
It is found in either subtropical or tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland habitats. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.