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.
Polytelis | |
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Regent parrots, Polytelis anthopeplus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Polytelini |
Genus: | Polytelis Wagler, 1832 |
Type species | |
Psittacus barrabandi[1] Swainson, 1821
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Species | |
Polytelis swainsonii |
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]
The genus has three species.[4]
Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826) |
New South Wales and Victoria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Regent parrot
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Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) Two subspecies
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southern Australia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet
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Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 |
Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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