Polytelis

Polytelis
Regent parrots,
Polytelis anthopeplus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Polytelini
Genus: Polytelis
Wagler, 1832
Type species
Psittacus barrabandi[1]
Swainson, 1821
Species

Polytelis alexandrae
Polytelis anthopeplus
Polytelis swainsonii

The genus Polytelis (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platycercini),[2] but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.

A 2017 molecular study placed the regent parrot as an early offshoot to the genus Asprosmictus and not as closely related to the other two species.[3]

Taxonomy

The genus has three species.[4]

Genus Polytelis – Wagler, 1832 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Superb parrot

 Polytelis swainsonii
(Desmarest, 1826) 		New South Wales and Victoria. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Regent parrot

 Polytelis anthopeplus
(Lear, 1831)

Two subspecies
  • Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus (Lear) 1831
  • Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides Schodde 1993
southern Australia. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet

 Polytelis alexandrae
Gould, 1863 		Australia Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 NT 


References

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
  3. ^ Provost, Kaiya L.; Joseph, Leo; Smith, Brian Tilston (2018). "Resolving a phylogenetic hypothesis for parrots: Implications from systematics to conservation". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118 (1): 7–21. Bibcode:2018EmuAO.118....7P. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030. S2CID 52995298.
  4. ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2009-03-19.


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