''Neopsittacus'' is a genus of
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittaco ...
in the family
Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae
Platycercinae is a subfamily of birds belonging to the family Psittaculidae that inhabit Oceania. It consists of ...
. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Neopsittacus'' contains two species and several subspecies:
''Neopsittacus''
Salvadori 1875
*''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii''
(Schlegel 1871) (
yellow-billed lorikeet
The yellow-billed lorikeet (''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, ...
)
** ''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major''
Neumann 1924
** ''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii''
(Schlegel 1871)
*''Neopsittacus pullicauda''
Hartert 1896 (
orange-billed lorikeet
The orange-billed lorikeet (''Neopsittacus pullicauda'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is mainly green in color, with ...
)
** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus''
Ogilvie-Grant 1914
** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda''
Hartert 1896
** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis''
Mayr 1931
References
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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