Psittaculinae
Psittaculinae | |
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Psittacula krameri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Psittaculinae Vigors, 1825 |
Tribes | |
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The parrot subfamily Psittaculinae consists of three tribes, the Polytelini with three genera, the Psittaculini or Asian psittacines, and the pygmy parrots of the Micropsittini tribe.[1]
Genera
Tribe Micropsittini:
- Genus Micropsitta
Buff-faced pygmy parrot, Micropsitta pusio
Yellow-capped pygmy parrot, Micropsitta keiensis
Geelvink pygmy parrot, Micropsitta geelvinkiana
Meek's pygmy parrot, Micropsitta meeki
Finsch's pygmy parrot, Micropsitta finschii
Red-breasted pygmy parrot, Micropsitta bruijnii
Tribe Polytelini:
- Genus Alisterus
Australian king parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Moluccan king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis
Papuan king parrot, Alisterus chloropterus
- Genus Aprosmictus
Jonquil parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
Red-winged parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Genus Polytelis
Superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii
Regent parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus
Princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae
Tribe Psittaculini:
- Genus Psittinus
Blue-rumped parrot, Psittinus cyanurus
Simeulue parrot, Psittinus abbotti
- Genus Geoffroyus
Red-cheeked parrot, Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Blue-collared parrot, Geoffroyus simplex
Song parrot, Geoffroyus heteroclitus
Rennell parrot, Geoffroyus hyacinthinus
- Genus Prioniturus
Montane racket-tail, Prioniturus montanus
Mindanao racket-tail, Prioniturus waterstradti
Blue-headed racket-tail, Prioniturus platenae
Green racket-tail, Prioniturus luconensis
Blue-crowned racket-tail, Prioniturus discurus
Blue-winged racket-tail, Prioniturus verticalis (also known as Sulu Racquet-tail)
Yellow-breasted racket-tail, Prioniturus flavicans
Golden-mantled racket-tail, Prioniturus platurus
Buru racket-tail, Prioniturus mada
Mindoro racket-tail, Prioniturus mindorensis
- Genus Tanygnathus
Great-billed parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Blue-naped parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis
Blue-backed parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus
Black-lored parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus
- Genus Eclectus
Eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus
- †Oceanic eclectus parrot, Eclectus infectus (extinct or prehistoric)
- Genus Psittacula
Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria
- †Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi (extinct)
Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
Echo parakeet, Psittacula eques
- †Newton's parakeet, Psittacula exsul (extinct)
Slaty-headed parakeet, Psittacula himalayana
Grey-headed parakeet, Psittacula finschii
Plum-headed parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
Blossom-headed parakeet, Psittacula roseata
Blue-winged parakeet, Psittacula columboides
Layard's parakeet, Psittacula calthropae
Lord Derby's parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda
Mascarene grey parakeet, Psittacula bensoni
- Genus Lophopsittacus (extinct)
Broad-billed parrot, Lophopsittacus mauritianus (extinct)
- Genus Necropsittacus (extinct)
Rodrigues parrot Necropsittacus rodericanus (extinct)
- Genus Mascarinus (extinct)
Mascarene parrot Mascarinus mascarin (extinct)
The subdivisions within the genus Psittacula are controversial, as recent genetic studies indicate that it is paraphyletic. Thus, suggestions have been made to either split the genus into 6 different genera or keep Psittacula as it is but include Tanygnathus, Psittinus, and Mascarinus within it.
References
^ Joseph L., Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde, A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) (PDF), in Zootaxa, vol. 3205, 2012, pp. 26–40.
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