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Psittacidae (parrot)

Osteichthyes - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Psittacidae Illiger
1872Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards
1930Psittacidae Hay p. 346
1933Psittacidae Lambrecht p. 609
1940Psittacidae Wetmore p. 65
1956Psittacidae Wetmore p. 82
1985Psittacidae Olson p. 120
1988Psittacidae Carroll
2006Psittacidae Waterhouse p. 223
2007Psittacidae Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2007Psittacidae Worthy et al. p. 24
2014Psittacidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Psittacidae Clements et al.
2022Psittacidae Mayr p. 179 figs. Fig. 9.1
2023Psittacidae Tambussi et al. p. 280

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
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
familyPsittacidae

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. 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]
G. †Archaeopsittacus Lambrecht 1933
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†Archaeopsittacus verreauxi Milne-Edwards 1867
Subfm. Arinae Gray 1840
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G. Myiopsitta Bonaparte 1854 [parakeet]
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Myiopsitta monachus Boddaert 1783 [Monk parakeet]
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]
G. Eupsittula Bonaparte 1853
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Eupsittula canicularis Linnaeus 1758 [orange-fronted parakeet]
G. Forpus Boie 1858
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Forpus coelestis Lesson 1847 [Pacific parrotlet]
Subfm. Platycercinae Selby 1836
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G. Neophema Salvadori 1891
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Neophema chrysogaster Latham 1790 [Orange-bellied parrot]
G. Psittacara Vigors 1825
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†Psittacara maugei Souancé 1856 [Puerto Rican parakeet]
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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Subfm. Psittrichasinae Joseph et al. 2012
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G. Psittrichas Lesson 1831 [Pesquets parrot]
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Psittrichas fulgidus Lesson 1830 [Pesquets parrot]
G. †Xenopsitta Mlíkovský 1998
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†Xenopsitta fejfari Mlíkovský 1998
Invalid names: Agapornithinae Salvin 1882 [empty], Psittacellinae Joseph et al. 2012 [empty], Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards 1872 [invalid subgroup]
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Comments: see also Terborgh et al. 1990f
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:43
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:15:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Psittacidae indet. (41888)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Conuropsis fratercula (18001)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Psittacidae indet. (32052)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Psittacidae indet. (136430)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pionus ensenadensis (189518)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Conuropsis carolinensis (195049)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Psittacidae sp., Cyanoliseus patagonus (140805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Neophema indet. (136072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Forpus coelestis (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Puerto Rico Psittacara maugei (194490)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Psittacidae indet. (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guadeloupe Ara guadeloupensis (194489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Amazona leucocephala (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Aratinga sp., Aratinga roosevelti (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Madagascar Coracopsis vasa (95827 195018)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Psittacara maugei (194492 194493)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba Ara tricolor (194488)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Amazona leucocephala (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Psittacidae indet. (136172)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Amazona leucocephala (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Neophema sp. (138410)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. Ara autochthones (132605)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Coracopsis nigra (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Amazona ventralis (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Amazona sp., Ara militaris, Aratinga canicularis, Amazona albifrons (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Illinois) Conuropsis carolinensis (195052)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Psittacidae n. sp. (194623)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Coracopsis vasa (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Amazona sp., Ara sp. (241336)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Coracopsis vasa (195020 236022)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Montserrat Amazona sp. (194570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Ara autochthones, Psittacara maugei (194487)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Amazona leucocephala (145366 194593 194597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Amazona sp. (94616 215286)