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Psittacidae (parrot)
Taxonomy
Psittacidae was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.
It was assigned to Psittaciformes by Hay (1930); to Psittaciformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Waterhouse (2006), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Worthy et al. (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2022), Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Psittaciformes by Hay (1930); to Psittaciformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Waterhouse (2006), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Worthy et al. (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2022), Tambussi et al. (2023).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1811 | Psittacidae Illiger |
| 1872 | Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards |
| 1930 | Psittacidae Hay p. 346 |
| 1933 | Psittacidae Lambrecht p. 609 |
| 1940 | Psittacidae Wetmore p. 65 |
| 1956 | Psittacidae Wetmore p. 82 |
| 1985 | Psittacidae Olson p. 120 |
| 1988 | Psittacidae Carroll |
| 2006 | Psittacidae Waterhouse p. 223 |
| 2007 | Psittacidae Livezey and Zusi p. 93 |
| 2007 | Psittacidae Worthy et al. p. 24 |
| 2014 | Psittacidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Psittacidae Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Psittacidae Mayr p. 179 figs. Fig. 9.1 |
| 2023 | Psittacidae Tambussi et al. p. 280 |
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Fm. Psittacidae Illiger 1811 [parrot]
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G. Amazona Lesson 1830
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Amazona albifrons Sparrman 1788 [White-fronted parrot]
Amazona autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 [Red-lored amazon]
Amazona farinosa Boddaert 1783 [Southern mealy amazon]
Amazona ventralis Statius Muller 1776 [Hispaniolan parrot]
G. Ara Lacepede 1799
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†Ara autochthones Wetmore 1937 [Saint Croix macaw]
†Ara guadeloupensis Clark 1905 [lesser Antillean macaw]
Ara macao Linnaeus 1758 [Scarlet macaw]
Ara militaris Linnaeus 1766 [military macaw]
†Ara tricolor Bechstein 1811 [Cuban macaw]
G. Aratinga Spix 1824
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†Aratinga roosevelti Spillman 1942
Aratinga solstitialis Linnaeus 1758 [Sun parakeet]
Invalid names: Protoconurus Spillman 1942 [synonym]
Subfm. Arinae Gray 1840
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G. †Conuropsis Salvadori 1891 [Carolina parakeet]
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Conuropsis carolinensis Linnaeus 1758 [Carolina parakeet]
†Conuropsis fratercula Wetmore 1926
G. †Conurus
Subfm. Coracopseinae Joseph et al. 2012
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G. Coracopsis Wagler 1832 [vasa parrot]
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Coracopsis nigra Linnaeus 1758 [lesser vasa parrot]
Coracopsis vasa Shaw 1812 [greater vasa-parrot]
G. Cyanoliseus Bonaparte 1854
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†Cyanoliseus patagonopsis Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2006
Cyanoliseus patagonus Vieillot 1818 [burrowing parakeet]
Subfm. Platycercinae Selby 1836
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Subfm. Psittacinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Psittacus Linnaeus 1758
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Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus 1758 [Grey parrot]
Psittacus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [Cuban parrot]
Subfm. Psittrichasinae Joseph et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Agapornithinae Salvin 1882 [empty], Psittacellinae Joseph et al. 2012 [empty], Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards 1872 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available