Polytelis
Genus of birds
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The genus Polytelis (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platycercini),[2] but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.
| Polytelis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Regent parrots, Polytelis anthopeplus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Polytelini |
| Genus: | Polytelis Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus barrabandi[1] Swainson, 1821 | |
| Species | |
|
Polytelis alexandrae | |
A 2017 molecular study placed the regent parrot as an early offshoot to the genus Asprosmictus and not as closely related to the other two species.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus has three species.[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superb parrot
|
Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826) |
New South Wales and Victoria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Regent parrot
|
Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) Two subspecies
|
southern Australia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet
|
Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 |
Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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