| Taxon | Polytelis |
|---|---|
| Authority | Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | Psittacus barrabandi[1] |
| Type species authority | Swainson, 1821 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | Polytelis alexandrae Polytelis anthopeplus Polytelis swainsonii |
The genus Polytelis (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platycercini),[2] but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.
A 2017 molecular study placed the regent parrot as an early offshoot to the genus Asprosmictus and not as closely related to the other two species.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus has three species.[4]
References
- ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Forshaw, Joseph M. & Cooper, William T. (1981 [1973, 1978]). Parrots of the World. corrected second ed. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
- ^ Provost, Kaiya L.; Joseph, Leo; Smith, Brian Tilston (2018). "Resolving a phylogenetic hypothesis for parrots: Implications from systematics to conservation". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118 (1): 7–21. Bibcode:2018EmuAO.118....7P. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030. S2CID 52995298
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-05. Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-03-19.