The genus ''Polytelis'' (literally translates into 'magnificent') of 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 ...

consists of three species long-tailed

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 ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian

broad-tailed parrot A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35–40 species belonging to the tribe (biology), tribe Platycercini. The members of the tribe are small to medium in size, and all are native to Australasia, Australia in particular, but also New Zealand, New ...

s (tribe Platycercini), but molecular studies place the genus within the

Polytelini 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 SchoddeA revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parr ...

. A 2017 molecular study placed the regent parrot as an early offshoot to the genus ''Asprosmictus'' and not as closely related to the other two species.

Taxonomy

The genus has three species. ''Polytelis'' Wagler 1832 *

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 ...

or parakeet ''Polytelis swainsonii'' (Desmarest) 1826 *

Regent parrot The regent parrot or rock pebbler (''Polytelis anthopeplus'') is a bird found in southern Australia. It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas of subtropical s ...

or parakeet ''Polytelis anthopeplus'' (Lear) 1831 :* ''Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus'' (Lear) 1831 :*''Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides'' Schodde 1993 *

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 ...

or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet ''Polytelis alexandrae'' Gould 1863

References

Psittaculini Bird genera {{parrot-stub