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Psittaciformes (parrot)
Taxonomy
Psittaciformes was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Psittaciformes by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the unranked clade Psittaciformes by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Neornithes by Hope (2002); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Psittacimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Psittacopasseres by Mayr (2022).
It was reranked as the suborder Psittaciformes by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the unranked clade Psittaciformes by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Neornithes by Hope (2002); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Psittacimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Psittacopasseres by Mayr (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1830 | Psittaciformes Wagler |
| 1930 | Psittaciformes Hay p. 346 |
| 1940 | Psittaciformes Wetmore p. 65 |
| 1960 | Psittaciformes Wetmore p. 28 |
| 1988 | Psittaciformes Carroll |
| 2002 | Psittaciformes Hope p. 368 |
| 2005 | Psittaciformes Mayr p. 319 |
| 2007 | Psittaciformes Livezey and Zusi p. 93 |
| 2014 | Psittaciformes del Hoyo et al. |
| 2022 | Psittaciformes Mayr p. 179 |
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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.
Or. Psittaciformes Wagler 1830 [parrot]
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Fm. Cacatuidae Gray 1840 [cockatoo]
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G. Cacatua Vieillot 1817
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Cacatua galerita Latham 1790 [Sulphur-crested cockatoo]
Cacatua sulphurea Gmelin 1788 [Yellow-crested cockatoo]
Cacatua tenuirostris Kuhl 1820 [Long-billed corella]
Invalid names: Plyctolophus Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
Subfm. Calyptorhynchinae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Zanda Matthews 1913 [Black-cockatoos]
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Zanda baudinii Lear 1832 [Long-billed black-cockatoo]
Zanda funerea Shaw 1794 [Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo]
Zanda latirostris Carnaby 1948 [Short-billed black-cockatoo]
G. Calyptorhynchus Desmarest 1826
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Calyptorhynchus banksii Latham 1790 [Red-tailed black-cockatoo]
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Invalid names: Psittacus magnificus Shaw 1790 [replaced]
Calyptorhynchus lathami Temminck 1807 [Glossy black-cockatoo]
Subfm. Nymphicinae Astuti 2004
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Fm. †Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker 1972
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G. †Cyrilavis Martin 2010
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†Cyrilavis colburnorum Ksepka et al. 2011
†Cyrilavis olsoni Feduccia and Martin 1976
Invalid names: Pseudasturidae Mayr 1998 [synonym]
Fm. †Messelasturidae Mayr 2005
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Unr. Panpsittaciformes Mayr 2011
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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
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]
Psittacus vasa Shaw 1812 [greater vasa-parrot]
Subfm. Psittrichasinae Joseph et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Agapornithinae Salvin 1882 [empty], Coracopseinae Joseph et al. 2012 [empty], Psittacellinae Joseph et al. 2012 [empty], Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards 1872 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Psittaculidae Vigors 1825
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G. Alexandrinus Braun 2016
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Alexandrinus echo Newton and Newton 1876 [echo parakeet]
†Alexandrinus exsul Newton 1872 [Rodrigues parakeet]
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 novaezelandiae chathamensis Oliver 1930
Cyanoramphus saisseti Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian parakeet]
G. Glossopsitta Bonaparte 1854
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Glossopsitta concinna Shaw 1791 [musk lorikeet]
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Dietrichsen 1837 [purple-crowned lorikeet]
Subfm. Loriinae Selby 1836
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Tr. Melopsittacini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Loriini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Mascarinus Lesson 1830
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†Mascarinus mascarinus Linnaeus 1771 [Mascarene parrot]
Invalid names: Coracopsis Wagler 1832 [synonym]
G. †Palaeornis Vigors 1825
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]
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]
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. †Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards 1874
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†Necropsittacus rodricanus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Rodrigues parrot]
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]
Fm. Strigopidae Bonaparte 1849
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G. Nestor Lesson 1830
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†Nestor chathamensis Wood et al. 2014
Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand kaka]
Nestor notabilis Gould 1856 [kea]
†Nestor productus Gould 1836 [Norfolk Island kaka]
Subfm. Nestorinae Bonaparte 1849
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G. †Nelepsittacus Worthy et al. 2011
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†Nelepsittacus daphneleeae Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus donmertoni Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus minimus Worthy et al. 2011
Invalid names: Strigopinae Bonaparte 1849 [empty]
Unr. Strigopoidea Bonaparte 1849
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Invalid names: Nestoridae [empty], Platycercidae [empty], Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauvire 1992 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available