Red-throated parrotfinch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Erythrura |
Species: | E. psittacea |
Binomial name | |
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.