Neopsittacus
Neopsittacus | |
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Yellow-billed lorikeet | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Loriinae |
Tribe: | Loriini |
Genus: | Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875 |
Neopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to Indonesia and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies:[1]
Neopsittacus Salvadori 1875
- Neopsittacus musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871) (yellow-billed lorikeet)
- Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major Neumann 1924
- Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871)
- Neopsittacus pullicauda Hartert 1896 (orange-billed lorikeet)
- Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus Ogilvie-Grant 1914
- Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda Hartert 1896
- Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis Mayr 1931
References
- ↑ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.
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