The Polytelini tribe belongs to the
parrot family
Psittaculidae and consists of three genera.
[Joseph L., Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde]
A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) (PDF)
, in Zootaxa, vol. 3205, 2012, pp. 26–40.
Species
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Alisterus
''Alisterus'' is a genus of medium-sized Australasian parrots, comprising the Australian king parrot (''Alisterus scapularis''), the Papuan king parrot (''A. chloropterus'') and the Moluccan king parrot (''A. amboinensis''). The three species are ...
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Australian king parrot
The Australian king parrot (''Alisterus scapularis'') is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern port ...
, ''Alisterus scapularis''
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Moluccan king parrot
The Moluccan king parrot (''Alisterus amboinensis'') is a parrot endemic to Peleng Island, Maluku, and West Papua in Indonesia. It is sometimes referred to as the Ambon king parrot or Amboina king parrot, but this is potentially misleading, as ...
, ''Alisterus amboinensis''
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Papuan king parrot
The Papuan king parrot (''Alisterus chloropterus''), also known as the green-winged king parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and sub ...
, ''Alisterus chloropterus''
* Genus ''
Aprosmictus
''Aprosmictus'' is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. Several former members, including the Australian king parrot, are now placed in the genus '' Alisterus''.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Aprosmictus'' was introduced in 1842 by the English ...
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Jonquil parrot
The jonquil parrot or olive-shouldered parrot (''Aprosmictus jonquillaceus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in forest, woodland and acacia savanna on the islands of Roti, Timor and Wetar. It is fairly common, but ...
, ''Aprosmictus jonquillaceus''
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Red-winged parrot, ''Aprosmictus erythropterus''
* Genus ''
Polytelis
The genus ''Polytelis'' (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platy ...
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Superb parrot
The superb parrot (''Polytelis swainsonii''), also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia. It is a dimorphic species and one of three species in the genus ''Polyte ...
, ''Polytelis swainsonii''
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Regent parrot, ''Polytelis anthopeplus''
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Princess parrot
The colourful princess parrot (''Polytelis alexandrae'') is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who in 1863 married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became Quee ...
, ''Polytelis alexandrae''
References
Psittaculinae
Bird tribes
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