Pezoporus | |
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vocalising ground parrot | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Pezoporini |
Genus: |
Pezoporus Illiger, 1811 |
Type species | |
Psittacus formosus
[1] Latham, 1790
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Species | |
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Species distributions:
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Synonyms | |
Geopsittacus |
Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Night parrot
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Pezoporus occidentalis (Gould, 1861) |
recent sightings from
Diamantina National Park,
Pilbara region, Western Australia and
Cloncurry, Queensland.
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Size: About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. Habitat: Interior of Australia, [3] Diet: |
CR |
Ground parrot |
Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr, 1792) Three subspecies
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Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania [3] | Size: About 30 cm long. Generally green plumage, with black and yellow marking. Narrow orange-red band to forehead. Underside of flight-feathers with pale yellow wing-stripe. Bill, cere and feet greyish brown. Habitat: Diet: |
LC |