Information about Psittaculini

Psittaculini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Subfamily:Psittacinae
Tribe:Psittaculini
Genera


Psittinus
Psittacella
Geoffroyus
Prioniturus
Tanygnathus
Eclectus
Alisterus
Aprosmictus
Polytelis
Psittacula
Loriculus


Psittaculini is a tribe of parrots of the Psittacidae family. The subdivisions within the tribe are controversial.

Tribe Psittaculini

Probably Psittaculini

These are of uncertain origin (or Incertae sedis in Latin), but probably Psittaculini.

References

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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Psittacinae

Tribes

Psittrichadini (Pesquet's Parrot)
Nestorini (Kea and relatives)
Strigopini (Kakapo)
Micropsittini (Pygmy parrots)
Cyclopsitticini (Fig parrots)
Platycercini (Broad-tailed parrots)
Psittaculini (Asian psittacines)
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Psittinus

Species: P. cyanurus

Binomial name
Psittinus cyanurus

The Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus
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Psittacella

Psittacella is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Madarasz's Tiger-parrot (Psittacella madaraszi)
  • Modest Tiger-parrot (Psittacella modesta)

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Prioniturus
Wagler, 1832

The genus Prioniturus contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at
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Tanygnathus

Species

Tanygnathus gramineus
Tanygnathus lucionensis
Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Tanygnathus sumatranus
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Tanygnathus is a genus of parrots of the Psittaculini tribe.
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Eclectus
Wagler, 1832

Species: E. roratus

Binomial name
Eclectus roratus
(Müller, 1776)

The Eclectus Parrot,
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Alisterus
Mathews, 1911

Species

3, see text

Alisterus is a genus of parrots in the Psittacidae family.

It contains the following species:
  • Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)

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Aprosmictus
Gould, 1843

Species

2, see text

Aprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the Psittacidae family. Several former members, including the Australian King Parrot are now placed in the genus Alisterus.
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Polytelis
Wagler, 1832

Species

Polytelis swainsonii
Polytelis anthopeplus
Polytelis alexandrae

The genus Polytelis
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Psittacula
Cuvier, 1800

Species
See text

Members 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.
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Loriculus
Blyth, 1850

Species

see main text
The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus . This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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Psittinus

Species: P. cyanurus

Binomial name
Psittinus cyanurus

The Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus
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Psittacella

Psittacella is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Madarasz's Tiger-parrot (Psittacella madaraszi)
  • Modest Tiger-parrot (Psittacella modesta)

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P. brehmii

Binomial name
Psittacella brehmii
Schlegel, 1873

Brehm's Tiger Parrot, Psittacella brehmii, is also known as Brehm's Ground Parrot.
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P. picta

Binomial name
Psittacella picta
Rothschild, 1896

The Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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P. modesta

Binomial name
Psittacella modesta
Schlegel, 1873

The Modest Tiger-parrot (Psittacella modesta) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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P. madaraszi

Binomial name
Psittacella madaraszi
Meyer, 1886

The Madarasz's Tiger-parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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G. geoffroyi

Binomial name
Geoffroyus geoffroyi
(Bechstein, 1811)

The Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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G. simplex

Binomial name
Geoffroyus simplex
(Meyer), 1874

The Blue-collared Parrot, Geoffroyus simplex, also known as Simple Parrot, Lilac-collared Song Parrot, or
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G. heteroclitus

Binomial name
Geoffroyus heteroclitus
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

The Singing Parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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Prioniturus
Wagler, 1832

The genus Prioniturus contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at
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