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 Mascarinus Palaeornis Pezoporus Phigys Platycercus Prosopeia Psittacula Psittaculinae Psitteuteles Trichoglossus Vini
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (8 collections), Cook Islands (7), French Polynesia (17), Guam (1), Indonesia (5), Madagascar (2), 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: 113 collections including 158 occurrences