Psittaculini
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Psittaculini is a tribe of parrots of the Psittacidae family. The subdivisions within the tribe are controversial.
in Latin), but probably Psittaculini.
Tribe Psittaculini
- Genus Psittinus
- Blue-rumped ParrotBlue-rumped ParrotThe Blue-rumped Parrot is a parrot found in the very southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands. It is a small parrot and is primarily green with bright red underwing coverts, a reddish shoulder patch, and yellowish margins on the wing coverts. It...
, Psittinus cyanurus
- Blue-rumped Parrot
- Genus GeoffroyusGeoffroyusGeoffroyus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The three species are found in and around New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia and the islands of Indonesia.It contains the following species:...
- Red-cheeked ParrotRed-cheeked ParrotThe Red-cheeked Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Australia. There are 16 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage...
, Geoffroyus geoffroyi - Blue-collared ParrotBlue-collared ParrotThe Blue-collared Parrot, Geoffroyus simplex, also known as Simple Parrot, Lilac-collared Song Parrot, or Lilac-collared Geoffroy's Parrot, is a parrot found in the higher elevations of New Guinea. It is found from 500-2300m, mainly between 800-1900m...
, Geoffroyus simplex - Song Parrot, Geoffroyus heteroclitus
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- 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
- Genus TanygnathusTanygnathusTanygnathus is a genus of parrots of the Psittaculini tribe.Genus Tanygnathus* Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos* Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis* Blue-backed Parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus...
- Great-billed ParrotGreat-billed ParrotThe Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos, also known as Moluccan Parrot or Island Parrot, is a medium-large, approximately 38 cm long, green parrot with a massive red bill, cream iris, blackish shoulders, olive green back, pale blue rump and yellowish green underparts...
, Tanygnathus megalorynchos - Blue-naped ParrotBlue-naped ParrotThe Blue-naped Parrot , also known as the Blue-crowned Green Parrot, Luzon Parrot, the Philippine Green Parrot, and locally known as Pikoy, is a parrot found throughout the Philippines including the Talaud Islands and islands off north and east Borneo...
, Tanygnathus lucionensis - Blue-backed ParrotBlue-backed ParrotThe Blue-backed Parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus, is also known as Müller's Parrot, or Azure-rumped Parrot. This parrot is endemic to the Philippines, and Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It occurs in forest and nearby habitats at altitudes up to 800 m. Flocks are small and often active at...
, Tanygnathus sumatranus - Black-lored ParrotBlack-lored ParrotThe Black-lored Parrot also known as the Buru Green Parrot, is a parrot Endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru. It is a long green parrot with black lores, and a turquoise crown. Males have red beaks, and females are gray-brown...
, Tanygnathus gramineus
- Great-billed Parrot
- Genus EclectusEclectusThe parrot genus Eclectus consists of two species, the extant Eclectus Parrot and the extinct Oceanic Eclectus Parrot ....
- Eclectus ParrotEclectus ParrotThe Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands...
, Eclectus roratus - †Oceanic Eclectus ParrotOceanic Eclectus ParrotThe Oceanic Eclectus Parrot is an extinct parrot species which occurred on Tonga, Vanuatu and possibly on Fiji. The only living relative in the genus is the Eclectus Parrot which has proportionally larger wings than the Oceanic Eclectus Parrot...
, Eclectus infectus (extinct or prehistoricLate Quaternary prehistoric birdsPrehistoric birds are various taxa of birds that became extinct before recorded history, or more precisely, before they could be studied alive by bird scientists...
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- Eclectus Parrot
- Genus AlisterusAlisterusThe king parrots are three species of medium-sized parrots in the genus Alisterus; the Australian King Parrot , the Papuan King Parrot , and the Moluccan King Parrot . The three species are found in Eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesian islands including the Maluku islands respectively...
- Australian King ParrotAustralian King ParrotThe Australian King Parrot is endemic to eastern Australia. It is found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest...
, Alisterus scapularis - Moluccan King ParrotMoluccan King ParrotThe Moluccan King Parrot, Alisterus amboinensis, is a parrot that is endemic to Peleng Island, Maluku and West Papua in Indonesia. It is sometimes referred to as the Ambon King Parrot or Amboina King Parrot, but this is potentially misleading, as it is found on numerous other islands than Ambon...
, Alisterus amboinensis - Papuan King ParrotPapuan King ParrotThe Papuan King Parrot , also known as the Green-winged King Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea....
, Alisterus chloropterus
- Australian King Parrot
- Genus AprosmictusAprosmictusAprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the Psittacidae family. Several former members, including the Australian King Parrot are now placed in the genus Alisterus.It contains the following species:* Jonquil Parrot...
- Olive-shouldered ParrotOlive-shouldered ParrotThe Jonquil Parrot or Olive-shouldered Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in forest, woodland and acacia savanna in East Timor and the Indonesian islands of Wetar, West Timor and Roti. It is fairly common, but potentially threatened by habitat loss...
, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus - Red-winged ParrotRed-winged ParrotThe Red-winged Parrot , is a parrot native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.-Description:The Red-winged parrot is typically about 30 to 33 cm in length. Both sexes have bright red wings and a bright green body. The male birds have a black nape, lower blue back and rump with a yellow tip on their...
, Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Olive-shouldered Parrot
- Genus PolytelisPolytelisThe genus Polytelis of the family Psittacidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia...
- Superb ParrotSuperb ParrotThe Superb Parrot , is a parrot native to southeastern Australia...
, Polytelis swainsonii - Regent ParrotRegent ParrotThe Regent Parrot is a bird of the parrot family . It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas of subtropical southwestern Australia, as well as to a smaller area of subtropical and temperate southeastern Australia...
, Polytelis anthopeplus - Princess ParrotPrincess ParrotThe colourful Princess Parrot, Polytelis alexandrae, is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who later married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became the Queen of England...
, Polytelis alexandrae
- Superb Parrot
- Genus PsittaculaPsittaculaMembers of the parrot genus Psittacula or Afro-Asian Ringnecked parakeets as they are commonly known in aviculture originates found from Africa to South-East Asia. It is a widespread group, with a clear concentration of species in south Asia, but also with representatives in Africa and the islands...
- Alexandrine ParakeetAlexandrine ParakeetThe Alexandrine Parakeet or Alexandrian Parrot is a member of the psittaciformes order and of the psittacines family...
, Psittacula eupatria - †Seychelles ParakeetSeychelles ParakeetThe Seychelles Parakeet occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the Seychelles group. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but was smaller and lacked the pink colour in its collar...
, Psittacula wardi (extinct) - Rose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed ParakeetThe Rose-ringed Parakeet , also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009.Rose-ringed parakeets are...
, Psittacula krameri - †Réunion ParakeetRéunion ParakeetThe Réunion Parakeet was a little-known and extinct subspecies, sometimes considered a full species, of parakeet which used to inhabit Réunion Island in the western Indian Ocean. It is only known from descriptions, as well as illustrations of which it is unknown whether they were drawn from live...
, Psittacula (eques) eques (extinct, disputed) - Mauritius ParakeetMauritius ParakeetThe Mauritius Parakeet , also known as Echo Parakeet, is the sole survivor of the Psittacula species which inhabited the southern Indian ocean islands near Madagascar. Its local name is katover.-Taxonomy:...
, Psittacula (eques) echo - †Newton's ParakeetNewton's ParakeetThe Newton's Parakeet was a parrot that was endemic to the forests of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean...
, Psittacula exsul (extinct) - Slaty-headed ParakeetSlaty-headed ParakeetThe Slaty-headed Parakeet is the only psittacid species to exhibit altitudinal migration. The species' range extends from the foothills of the Western Himalayas in India, through Nepal and Bhutan and up to the Eastern Himalayas in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh...
, Psittacula himalayana - Grey-headed ParakeetGrey-headed ParakeetThe Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii is closely related to the Slaty-headed Parakeet which together form a super-species. It occurs from the North-eastern states of India, into Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam....
, Psittacula finschii - Plum-headed ParakeetPlum-headed ParakeetThe Plum-headed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, being a resident breeder in much of the region.-Description:...
, Psittacula cyanocephala - Blossom-headed ParakeetBlossom-headed ParakeetThe Blossom-headed Parakeet is a parrot which is a resident breeder in northeast India eastwards into Southeast Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet....
, Psittacula roseata - Blue-winged Parakeet, Psittacula columboides
- Layard's ParakeetLayard's ParakeetThe Layard's Parakeet is a parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka. The common name of this bird commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard; his first wife, Barbara Anne Calthrop, whom he married in 1845, is commemorated in the specific epithet.-Description:Layard's...
, Psittacula calthropae - Lord Derby's Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
- Red-breasted ParakeetRed-breasted ParakeetThe Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large reddish patch on its breast. An alternative name is the Moustached Parakeet depending on subspecies...
, Psittacula alexandri - Nicobar ParakeetNicobar ParakeetThe Nicobar Parakeet, Psittacula caniceps also known as Blyth's Parakeet is a parrot confined to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. At 60 cm, it is the largest of the "true parakeets" in terms of length....
, Psittacula caniceps - Long-tailed ParakeetLong-tailed ParakeetThe Long-tailed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the regions of Andaman islands, Nicobar islands, Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia . It is allopatric with the congener, the Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, except in the Andaman islands where they occur together.-External...
, Psittacula longicauda
- Alexandrine Parakeet
Probably Psittaculini
These are of uncertain origin (or Incertae sedisIncertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
in Latin), but probably Psittaculini.
- Genus Mascarinus
- Mascarene ParrotMascarene ParrotThe Mascarene Parrot is an extinct species of parrot known from bones, specimens and descriptions to have occurred in the Mascarene island of Réunion, and possibly Mauritius. The bird was first described by Dubois in 1674...
, Mascarinus mascarinus (extinct)
- Mascarene Parrot
- Genus Lophopsittacus
- Broad-billed ParrotBroad-billed ParrotThe Broad-billed Parrot was a parrot endemic to the island of Mauritius that became extinct.-Description:...
, Lophopsittacus mauritianus (extinct)
- Broad-billed Parrot
- Genus Necropsittacus
- Rodrigues ParrotRodrigues ParrotThe Rodrigues Parrot is an extinct species of parrot which once lived on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from subfossil bones and the 1708 description of Leguat as well as the 1726 report of Julien Tafforet...
, Necropsittacus rodericanus (extinct)
- Rodrigues Parrot