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Psittaculidae

Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Psittaculidae Vigors
2017Psittaculidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—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
familyPsittaculidaeVigors 1825
familyPsittaculidaeVigors 1825

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.

Fm. Psittaculidae Vigors 1825
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G. Agapornis Selby 1836 [lovebird]
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Agapornis pullarius Linnaeus 1758 [red-headed lovebird]
G. Alexandrinus Braun 2016
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Alexandrinus echo Newton and Newton 1876 [echo parakeet]
†Alexandrinus exsul Newton 1872 [Rodrigues parakeet]
G. Alisterus Mathews 1911
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Alisterus scapularis Lichtenstein 1816 [Australian king-parrot]
G. Charmosyna Wagler 1832
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Charmosyna diadema Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian lorikeet]
G. Cyanoramphus Bonaparte 1854
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Cyanoramphus auriceps Kuhl 1820 [yellow-crowned parakeet]
Cyanoramphus forbesi Rothschild 1893 [Chatham Islands parakeet]
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Sparrman 1787 [red-fronted parakeet]
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†Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis Wagler 1832 [Macquarie Island parakeet]
Cyanoramphus saisseti Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian parakeet]
G. Eclectus Wagler 1832
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†Eclectus infectus Steadman 2006 [oceanic parrot]
G. Eunymphicus Peters 1937
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Eunymphicus cornutus Gmelin 1788 [horned parakeet]
G. Geoffroyus Bonaparte 1850
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Geoffroyus geoffroyi Bechstein 1811 [red-cheeked parrot]
G. Glossopsitta Bonaparte 1854
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Glossopsitta concinna Shaw 1791 [musk lorikeet]
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Dietrichsen 1837 [purple-crowned lorikeet]
G. Lathamus Lesson 1830
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Lathamus discolor Shaw 1790 [swift parrot]
Subfm. Loriinae Selby 1836
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Tr. Melopsittacini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Melopsittacus Gould 1840 [budgerigar]
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Melopsittacus undulatus Shaw 1805 [budgerigar]
Invalid names: Loriini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. Lorius Vigors 1825 [lory]
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Lorius lory Linnaeus 1758 [Black-capped lory]
G. †Palaeornis Vigors 1825
G. Pezoporus Illiger 1811
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Pezoporus wallicus Kerr 1792 [ground parrot]
G. Phigys Gray 1870
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Phigys solitarius Suckow 1800 [collared lory]
Invalid names: Calliptilus Sundevall 1872 [synonym]
G. Platycercus Vigors 1825
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Platycercus elegans Gmelin 1788 [crimson rosella]
Platycercus icterotis Temminck and Kuhl 1820 [western rosella]
G. Prosopeia Bonaparte 1854
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Prosopeia tabuensis Gmelin 1788 [red shining-parrot]
Subfm. Psittaculinae Vigors 1825
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Tr. Micropsittini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Micropsitta Lesson 1831 [pygmy-parrots]
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Micropsitta bruijnii Salvadori 1875 [red-breasted pygmy-parrot]
G. Polytelis Wagler 1832 [parrot]
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Polytelis swainsonii Desmarest 1826 [superb parrot]
Tr. Psittaculini Vigors 1825
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G. †Lophopsittacus Newton 1876
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†Lophopsittacus bensoni Holyoak 1973 [Mascarene grey parakeet]
†Lophopsittacus mauritianus Owen 1866 [broad-billed parrot]
G. †Mascarinus Lesson 1830
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†Mascarinus mascarin Linnaeus 1771 [Mascarene parrot]
G. †Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards 1874
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†Necropsittacus rodricanus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Rodrigues parrot]
G. Psittacula Cuvier 1800
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Psittacula eques Boddaert 1783 [Echo parakeet]
G. Psitteuteles Bonaparte 1854
G. Trichoglossus Stephens 1826 [lorikeets]
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Trichoglossus haematodus Linnaeus 1771 [Coconut lorikeet]
Trichoglossus moluccanus Gmelin 1788 [Rainbow lorikeet]
Trichoglossus ornatus Linnaeus 1758 [Ornate lorikeet]
G. Vini Lesson 1833
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Vini australis Gmelin 1788 [blue-crowned lorikeet]
Vini kuhlii Vigors 1824 [Kuhl's lorikeet]
†Vini sinotoi Steadman and Zarriello 1987 [Sinoto's lorikeet]
Vini stepheni North 1908 [Stephen's lorikeet]
Vini ultramarina Kuhl 1820 [ultramarine lorikeet]
†Vini vidivici Steadman and Zarriello 1987 [conquered lorikeet]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (109 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Agapornis sp. (22333)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Pezoporus wallicus (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Geoffroyus geoffroyi (193376 193388 193395)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Vini australis, Eclectus n. sp. (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Pezoporus wallicus, Lathamus discolor (181314) Platycercus sp. (136157) Platycercus sp., Pezoporus wallicus (136072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (North Otago) Cyanoramphus sp. (87789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Glossopsitta sp., Platycercus sp., Platycercus elegans, Alisterus scapularis (194980)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) Cyanoramphus indet. (87814) Cyanoramphus sp. (87810)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Psittacula maugei (194491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Vini australis, Eclectus n. sp. (194698) Vini solitarius (194717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Cyanoramphus sp. (182103 182104)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Charmosyna sp. (194694) Lorius sp., Loriinae indet. (194693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Vini kuhlii (97455 193452 193454) Vini kuhlii, Vini vidivici (194762) Vini sp., Vini kuhlii, Vini vidivici (194763 194764 194765)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Geoffroyus geoffroyi (193396 193397)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Cyanoramphus sp. (215380 215387 215388 215389 215391 215395 215403 215415 215416 215417 215418 215419 215420 215421 215422 215579 215580 215582 215583 215611 215613 215617)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Glossopsitta concinna, Platycercus elegans (138410)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Glossopsitta porphyrocephala, Platycercus icterotus (194981)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Macquarie Island) Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (194607)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Psittaculidae indet. (231176 231177) Vini sinotoi (193462 193471) Vini sinotoi, Vini vidivici (193467 194675 194746) Vini sinotoi, Vini vidivici, Vini ultramarina (193461 193463 193464 193465 193466) Vini sp., Vini sinotoi, Vini vidivici (177149) Vini ultramarina (193472 193473 193474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Loriinae indet. magn. C. palmarum, Eclectus infectus (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Charmosyna diadema, Eunymphicus cornutus, Cyanoramphus saisseti (193986 193987) Eunymphicus cornutus (193989)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Mascarinus mascarinus (193992 193994 193995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Eclectus infectus (194703)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, Cyanoramphus auriceps (194614 198088) Cyanoramphus spp. (100554 194618 194619 195151)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Eclectus infectus (194701 194702) Prosopeia tabuensis (194751) Vini australis, Eclectus n. sp. (194700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Vini sinotoi (193790) Vini stepheni (193762 193764 193786 193789)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Vini sinotoi, Vini vidivici (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Norfolk Island Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (194563 194564 194566 194567)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Vini n. sp. (208640)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Eclectus infectus (208862 208863) Vini sp., Eclectus infectus (208867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Lophopsittacus mauritianus (194025) Lophopsittacus mauritianus, Lophopsittacus bensoni (194169) Lophopsittacus mauritianus, Lophopsittacus bensoni, Psittacula echo (194027) Necropsittacus rodericanus (194074 194171) Psittacus mauritianus (194024) Psittacus rodricanus, Palaeornis exsul (194075)