Biology:Pezoporus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Pezoporus | |
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| vocalising ground parrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Pezoporini |
| Genus: | Pezoporus Illiger, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus formosus[1] Latham, 1790
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| Species | |
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Pezoporus occidentalis | |
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Species distributions:
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| Synonyms | |
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Geopsittacus | |
Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.
Species list
- Genus Pezoporus
| Pezoporus | |||
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| Common name (binomial name) Status |
Image | Description | Range and habitat |
| Night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) Critically Endangered[2] |
About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. | Interior of Australia ,[3] recent sightings from Diamantina National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia and Cloncurry, Queensland.[4] | |
| Ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) Least Concern[5] |
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About 30 cm long. Generally green plumage, with black and yellow marking. Narrow orange-red band to forehead. Underside of flight-feathers with pale yellow wing-stripe. Bill, cere and feet greyish brown. | Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania[3] |
References
- ↑ "Psittaculidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/checklist?viewfamilies=218.
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2022). "Pezoporus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T22685237A211825128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22685237A211825128.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685237/211825128. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981). Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
- ↑ "Pezoporus occidentalis — Night Parrot". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=59350.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pezoporus wallicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22685226A93064751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685226A93064751.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685226/93064751. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q301232 entry
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