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Psittacinae

Osteichthyes - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae

Taxonomy
Psittacinae was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Psittacidae by Wetmore (1956), del Hoyo et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Psittacinae Rafinesque
1956Psittacinae Wetmore p. 82
2014Psittacinae del Hoyo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyPsittacidae
subfamilyPsittacinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPsittacinaeRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Psittacinae Rafinesque 1815
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Tr. †Pionini Cattoi 1957
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G. †Pionus Wagler 1832
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†Pionus ensenadensis Cattoi 1957
G. Poicephalus Swainson 1837 [parrot]
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Poicephalus senegalus Linnaeus 1766 [Senegal parrot]
G. Psittacus Linnaeus 1758
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Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus 1758 [Grey parrot]
Psittacus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [Cuban parrot]
G. Rhynchopsitta Bonaparte 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available