Pezoporus
Genus of birds
Pezoporus | |
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vocalising ground parrot | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Pezoporini |
Genus: | Pezoporus Illiger, 1811 |
Type species | |
Psittacus formosus[1] Latham, 1790 | |
Species | |
Pezoporus occidentalis | |
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Species distributions:
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Synonyms | |
Geopsittacus |
Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.
Species list
- Genus Pezoporus
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Night parrot
| Pezoporus occidentalis (Gould, 1861) | recent sightings from Diamantina National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia and Cloncurry, Queensland.[2]![]() | Size: About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. Habitat: Interior of Australia,[3] Diet: | CR
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Ground parrot
| Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr, 1792) Three subspecies
| Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania[3] | Size: About 30 cm long. Generally green plumage, with black and yellow marking. Narrow orange-red band to forehead. Underside of flight-feathers with pale yellow wing-stripe. Bill, cere and feet greyish brown. Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Pezoporus occidentalis — Night Parrot". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2022). "Pezoporus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685237A211825128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22685237A211825128.en. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pezoporus wallicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685226A93064751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685226A93064751.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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Genera of parrots and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Eufalconimorphae
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
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