Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Parent taxon: Psittaciformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Cacatuidae, Halcyornithidae, Messelasturidae, Mopsitta, Nestoridae, Panpsittaciformes, Platycercidae, Psittacidae, Quercypsittidae, Strigopidae, Strigopoidea
Subtaxa: Agapornis Alexandrinus Alisterus Charmosyna Cyanoramphus Eclectus Eunymphicus Geoffroyus Glossopsitta Lathamus Loriinae Lorius Palaeornis Pezoporus Phigys Platycercus Prosopeia Psittaculinae Psitteuteles Trichoglossus Vini
Type: Psittacula
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (8 collections), Cook Islands (7), French Polynesia (17), Guam (1), Indonesia (5), Mauritius (7), New Caledonia (3), New Zealand (33), Norfolk Island (4), Papua New Guinea (2), Pitcairn (5), Puerto Rico (1), Reunion (3), Tonga (12), Vanuatu (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 111 collections including 156 occurrences