Subfamily of birds
Theparrot subfamilyPsittaculinae consists of three tribes: thePolytelini with three genera, thePsittaculini or Asian psittacines, and the pygmy parrots of theMicropsittini tribe.[1]
TribeMicropsittini:
TribePolytelini:
TribePsittaculini:
- GenusPsittinus
- GenusGeoffroyus
- GenusPrioniturus
- 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
- Mindoro racket-tail,Prioniturus mindorensis
- GenusTanygnathus
- GenusEclectus
- GenusPsittacula
- Alexandrine parakeet,Psittacula eupatria
- † Seychelles parakeet,Psittacula wardi
- Rose-ringed parakeet,Psittacula krameri
- Echo parakeet,Psittacula eques
- † Newton's parakeet,Psittacula exsul
- Slaty-headed parakeet,Psittacula himalayana
- Grey-headed parakeet,Psittacula finschii
- Plum-headed parakeet,Psittacula cyanocephala
- Blossom-headed parakeet,Psittacula roseata
- Blue-winged parakeet,Psittacula columboides
- Layard's parakeet,Psittacula calthrapae
- Lord Derby's parakeet,Psittacula derbiana
- Red-breasted parakeet,Psittacula alexandri
- Nicobar parakeet,Psittacula caniceps
- Long-tailed parakeet,Psittacula longicauda
- † Mascarene grey parakeet,Psittacula bensoni
- † GenusLophopsittacus
- † GenusNecropsittacus
- † GenusMascarinus
The subdivisions within the genusPsittacula are controversial, as recent genetic studies indicate that it isparaphyletic. Thus, suggestions have been made to either split the genus into 6 different genera or keepPsittacula as it is but includeTanygnathus,Psittinus, andMascarinus within it.
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