Forpus Boie 1858 (parrot)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae

Parent taxon: Psittacidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Agapornithinae, Amazona, Ara, Aratinga, Archaeopsittacus, Arinae, Conuropsis, Conurus, Coracopseinae, Cyanoliseus, Eupsittula, Platycercinae, Psittacara, Psittacellinae, Psittacinae, Psittacus lartetianus, Psittrichasinae, Xenopsitta

Subtaxa: Forpus coelestis

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Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution: found only at Talara Tar Seeps (Quaternary of Peru)

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