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 Platycercini),[1] but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.
| Polytelis | |
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| Regent parrots, Polytelis anthopeplus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Polytelini |
| Genus: | Polytelis Wagler, 1832 |
| Species | |
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Polytelis swainsonii | |
Taxonomy
The genus has three species.[2]
Polytelis Wagler 1832
- Superb parrot or parakeet Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest) 1826
- Regent parrot or parakeet Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear) 1831
- Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus (Lear) 1831
- Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides Schodde 1993
- Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet Polytelis alexandrae Gould 1863
References
- Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
- "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-05.
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