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Psittacinae

Reptilia - 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
—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
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
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
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:43
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:15:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Holocene or 1.75000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.4 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pionus ensenadensis (189518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Amazona leucocephala (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Amazona leucocephala (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Amazona leucocephala (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Amazona leucocephala (145366 194593 194597)