Pezoporus

Pezoporus
vocalising ground parrot
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Species

Pezoporus occidentalis
Pezoporus wallicus

Species distributions:
  • Night parrot (P. occidentalis): light red = historical; red dots = recent sightings
  • Eastern ground parrot (P. w. wallicus): orange
  • Western ground parrot (P. w. flaviventris): yellow = historical; green = current
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.

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.