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Neopsittacus

Neopsittacus
Yellow-billed lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Neopsittacus
Salvadori, 1875
Type species
Nanodes musschenbroekii[1]
Schlegel, 1871
Species

Two; see text

Neopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to New Guinea.

Taxonomy

The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies:[2]


Genus Neopsittacus – Salvadori, 1875 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-billed lorikeet

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
(Schlegel, 1871)

Two subspecies
  • Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major Neumann 1924
  • Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871)
New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Orange-billed lorikeet

Neopsittacus pullicauda
Hartert, 1896

Three subspecies
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus Ogilvie-Grant 1914
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda Hartert 1896
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis Mayr 1931
New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.


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