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Pezoporus
Sign in to savePezoporus 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.
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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
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bird
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Psittaciformes
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Cockatoos
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Budgerigar
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Strigopidae
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Pezoporus occidentalis
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Tiger parrot
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Eastern Ground Parrot
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Chalcopsitta
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pygmy parrot
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Forpus
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Coracopsis
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Cyclopsitta
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Australia
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Animalia
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Tasmania
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Chordata
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