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Neopsittacus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Tribe
  
Loriini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Loriinae

Scientific name
  
Neopsittacus

Higher classification
  
Lories and lorikeets

Order
  
Parrot

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Lower classifications
  
Yellow‑billed lorikeet, Orange‑billed lorikeet

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

Taxonomy

The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies:

Neopsittacus Salvadori 1875

  • Neopsittacus musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871) (yellow-billed lorikeet)
  • Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major Neumann 1924
  • Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871)
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda Hartert 1896 (orange-billed lorikeet)
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus Ogilvie-Grant 1914
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda Hartert 1896
  • Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis Mayr 1931

    • References

    Neopsittacus Wikipedia
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