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   Broad-tailed parrot
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                                                            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
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