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Broad-tailed parrot
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Platycercinae
[regent_parrot_238.jpg]
Male Regent Parrot.
[6]Scientific classification
[7]Kingdom: [8]Animalia
[9]Phylum: [10]Chordata
[11]Class: [12]Aves
[13]Order: [14]Psittaciformes
[15]Family: [16]Psittacidae
[17]Subfamily: Platycercinae
[18]Genera
Psephotus
Cyanoramphus
Lathamus
Barnarduis
Melopsittacus
Neophema
Neopsephotus
Northiella
Pezoporus
Platycercus
Purpureicephalus
A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35 [19]species belonging to the
subfamily Platycercinae. The members of the subfamily are small to
medium in size, and all are native to [20]Australasia, [21]Australia
in particular, but also [22]New Zealand, [23]New Caledonia, and nearby
islands.
* FAMILY [24]PSITTACIDAE
+ Subfamily Loriinae: lorikeets and lories
+ Subfamily Micropsittinae: pygmy parrots
+ Subfamily Psittacini (Afrotropical parrots
+ Subfamily Psittrichadini: Pesquets Parrot
+ Subfamily Arini: neotropical parrots
+ Subfamily Platycercinae
o Superb Parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus
o Regent Parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus
o Princess Parrot, Polytelis alexandrae
o Green Rosella, Platycercus caledonicus
o Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
o Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
o Pale-headed Rosella, Platycercus adscitus
o Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus
o Western Rosella, Platycercus icterotis
o Australian Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius
o Red-capped Parrot, Purpureicephalus spurius
o Blue Bonnet, Northiella haematogaster
o Swift Parrot, Lathamus discolor
o [25]Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
o Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius
o Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysoptergius
o Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
o [26]Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus (extinct)
o Antipodes Island Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
o Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
o Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
o [27]Budgerigar, Meloppsittacus undulatis
o Bourkes Parrot, Neophema burkii
o Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
o Elegant Parrot, Neophema elegans
o Rock Parrot, Neophema petrophilla
o Orange-bellied Parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
o Turquoise Parrot, Neophema pulchella
o Scarlet-chested Parrot, Neophema splendida
o Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
o Night Parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis
+ Subfamily Nestorinae: kakas
+ Subfamily Strigopinae: [28]Kakapo
+ Unplaced tribe Psittaculini: paleotropic parrots
+ Unplaced tribe Cyclopsitticini: fig parrots
+ Unplaced tribe Polytelini: long-tailed parrots
The original article can be found at:
All text is available under the terms of the [30]GNU Free
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Modified by Geona
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