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Psephotellus

Psephotellus
Psephotus varius -Wyperfeld National Park-8.jpg
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.


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