Pezoporus | |
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vocalising western ground parrot | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Psittaculinae |
Tribe: | Pezoporini |
Genus: |
Pezoporus Illiger, 1811 |
Species | |
Pezoporus occidentalis |
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Species distributions:
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Synonyms | |
Geopsittacus |
Pezoporus occidentalis
Pezoporus wallicus
Pezoporus flaviventris
Geopsittacus
The genus Pezoporus contains three Australian species: the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) and the cryptic ground parrots, the eastern ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) and the western ground parrot (Pezoporus flaviventris). The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini.