Psephotellus
Sign in to savePsephotellus is a genus of medium sized Australian parrots. Four species found across the country are recognised, one is presumed to have become extinct.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPsittaciformes
- FamilyPsittaculidae
Observations recorded66,253
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Psephotellus is a genus of medium sized Australian parrots. Four species found across the country are recognised, one is presumed to have become extinct.
== Description == All species show considerable sexual dimorphism. These species have traditionally been placed in the genus Psephotus along with the red-rumped parrot, but a molecular study analysing nuclear and mitochondrial DNA found that the red-rumped parrot was an early offshoot in a clade of several genera of broad-tailed parrot, with the other species nested deeply within.
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Paradise Parrot
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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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Red-rumped Parrot
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Tiger parrot
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Forpus
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pygmy parrot
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Chalcopsitta
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Coracopsis
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Psephotellus varius
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Cyclopsitta
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Broad-tailed parrot
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Animalia
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