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Pezoporus

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
Pezoporus wallicus
Pezoporus flaviventris

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Species distributions:
  • Night parrot: light red = historical; red dots = recent sightings
  • Eastern ground parrot: orange
  • Western ground parrot: yellow = historical; green = current
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.



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