The Polytelini tribe belongs to the
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoide ...
family
Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae.
This family has been accepted into ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World' ...
and consists of three genera.
[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.
Species
* Genus ''
Alisterus''
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Australian king parrot
The Australian king parrot (''Alisterus scapularis'') is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion ...
, ''Alisterus scapularis''
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Moluccan king parrot, ''Alisterus amboinensis''
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Papuan king parrot, ''Alisterus chloropterus''
* Genus ''
Aprosmictus''
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Jonquil parrot, ''Aprosmictus jonquillaceus''
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Red-winged parrot
The red-winged parrot (''Aprosmictus erythropterus'') is a parrot native to Australia and New Guinea. It is found in grasslands, savannah, farmland, and woodland.
Taxonomy
The red-winged parrot was formally described in 1788 by the German natur ...
, ''Aprosmictus erythropterus''
* Genus ''
Polytelis
The genus ''Polytelis'' (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Plat ...
''
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Superb parrot, ''Polytelis swainsonii''
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Regent parrot
The regent parrot or rock pebbler (''Polytelis anthopeplus'') is a bird found in southern Australia. It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas of subtropical s ...
, ''Polytelis anthopeplus''
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Princess parrot
The 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 in 1863 married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became Queen of ...
, ''Polytelis alexandrae''
References
Psittaculinae
Bird tribes
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