Poole, Karen E.
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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM, BSNS
- Recorded in
- Japan, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Psittacinae
- Image
- Westerngroundparrotsing.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Pezoporus
- Commons category
- Pezoporus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pezoporus
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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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