| Neophema | |
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| Turquoise parrot, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Pezoporini |
| Genus: | Neophema Salvadori, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus pulchellus[1] Shaw, 1792
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| Species | |
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6 or 7; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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The genus Neophema is an Australian genus with six or seven species. They are small, dull green parrots differentiated by patches of other colours, and are commonly known as grass parrots. The genus has some sexual dichromatism, with males having brighter hues.
- ^ "Psittaculidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.