Rhynchopsitta phillipsi
| Rhynchopsitta phillipsi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Rhynchopsitta |
| Species: | R. phillipsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchopsitta phillipsi Rea, 1997 | |
Rhynchopsitta phillipsi is an extinct species of thick-billed parrot. It was described in 1997 from Late Pleistocene cave deposits from Nuevo León, north-eastern Mexico. The specific epithet honours American ornithologist Allan R. Phillips.[1]
References
- ↑ Rea, Amadeo M. (1997). "The Indeterminate Parrot of Nuevo León". in: A. R. Phillips & R. W. Dickerman (comp.): The Era of Allan R. Phillips; a Festschrift Alberquerque, New Mexico, Horizon Communications, Robert Dickerman: 167–176.