Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Platycercinae Scientific name Northiella Rank Genus | Class Aves Family Psittaculidae Tribe Platycercini Phylum Chordata Order Parrot | |
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Similar Eastern bluebonnet, Parrot, Eunymphicus, Nannopsittaca, Geoffroyus | ||
The term bluebonnet refers to the two species of Australian parrots in the genus Northiella, namely the eastern bluebonnet and the Naretha bluebonnet. The genus name honours Australian ornithologist Alfred John North.
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