Aprosmictus
Aprosmictus | |
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Red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Psittaculinae |
Tribe: | Polytelini |
Genus: | Aprosmictus Gould, 1842 |
Species | |
2, see text |
Aprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the Psittaculidae family. Several former members, including the Australian king parrot are now placed in the genus Alisterus.
It contains the following species:
- Jonquil parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus)
- Red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
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