Pezoporus | |
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vocalising ground parrot | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Pezoporini |
Genus: | Pezoporus Illiger, 1811 |
Type species | |
Psittacus formosus[1] Latham, 1790
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Species | |
Species distributions:
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Synonyms | |
Geopsittacus |
Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.