Pezoporini
The tribe Pezoporini is the sister clade of the tribe Platycercini that contains the broad-tailed parrots.
| Pezoporini | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Western ground parrot, Pezoporus flaviventris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Platycercinae |
| Tribe: | Pezoporini Bonaparte, 1837 |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
The inclusion of the following taxon is based on the paper by Joseph et al. (2012).[1]
- Genus Neophema
- Blue-winged parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
- Elegant parrot, Neophema elegans
- Rock parrot, Neophema petrophilla
- Orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
- Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella
- Scarlet-chested parrot, Neophema splendida
- Genus Neopsephotus - sometimes included in Neophema
- Bourke's parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii
- Genus Pezoporus
- Eastern ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
- Western ground parrot, Pezoporus flaviventris
- Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis
References
- Leo Joseph; Alicia Toon; Erin E. Schirtzinger; Timothy F. Wright; Richard Schodde (2012). "A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3205: 26–40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
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