Psephotellus | |
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Mulga parrot | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Platycercini |
Genus: |
Psephotellus Mathews, 1913 |
Psephotellus is a genus of four species of Australian parakeets. All species show considerable sexual dimorphism. A molecular study analysing nuclear and mitochondrial DNA found that the red-rumped parrot was an early offshoot in a clade of several genera of broad-tailed parrot, with the other species nested deeply within. It is now monotypic with the genus Psephotus.