Eunymphicus
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| Eunymphicus | |
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| Horned Parakeet (E. cornutus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Platycercinae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: | Eunymphicus J.L. Peters, 1937 |
Eunymphicus is a genus of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.
Species
The genus contains two species:
- Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) - New Caledonia
- Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) - Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands
Horned Parakeet, Nymphicus cornutus (above) and Ouvea Parakeet, Nymphicus uvaensis (below)
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