Psephotus
| Psephotus | |
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| Red-rumped parrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Platycercinae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: |
Psephotus Gould, 1845 |
| Subgenera | |
Psephotus Gould, 1845
Psephotellus Mathews, 1913
Psephotus is a genus of five species of Australian parakeets. All species show considerable sexual dimorphism. The genus is highly likely to be polyphyletic; a molecular study analysing nuclear and mitochondrial DNA found that the red-rumped parrot was an early offshoot in a clade of several genera of broad-tailed parrot, with the other species nested deeply within.
Subgenus Psephotus:
Subgenus Psephotellus:
Subgenus Psephotellus along with the Mulga parrot is now thought to be a separate genus according to BirdLife International and IUCN
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