Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Psittaculinae Scientific name Pezoporus Higher classification Psittacinae Order Parrot | |
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Lower classifications Eastern ground parrot, Night parrot | ||
The night parrot pezoporus occidentalis rediscovered
The genus Pezoporus contains three Australian species: the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) and the cryptic ground parrots, the eastern ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) and the western ground parrot (Pezoporus flaviventris). The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini.
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