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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Platycercinae
Tribe: Pezoporini
Genus: Pezoporus
Illiger 1811
Species

Pezoporus occidentalis
Pezoporus wallicus

The genus Pezoporus contains two Australian species: the Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) and the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus). It is the only genus in the tribe Pezoporini. The closest relative is the Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) [1][2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Christidis, L., Schodde, R., Shaw, D.D. & Maynes, S.F. 1991. Relationships among the Australo-Papuan Parrots, Lorikeets, and Cockatoos (Aves, Psittaciformes) - Protein Evidence. Condor 93: 302-317.
  2. ^ Leeton, P.R.J., Christidis, L., Westerman, M. & Boles, W.E. (1994). Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Night Parrot (Geopsittacus occidentalis) and the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus). Auk 111: 833-843
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