Eunymphicus
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| Eunymphicus | |
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| Horned parakeet (E. cornutus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: | Eunymphicus Peters, JL, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus cornutus (horned parakeet) Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Eunymphicus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Eunymphicus was introduced in 1937 by the American ornithologist James L. Peters with the horned parakeet as the type species.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "true" and the genus name Nymphicus that had been introduce in 1832 by Johann Georg Wagler for the cockatiel.[2]
The genus now contains two species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Horned parakeet
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Eunymphicus cornutus (Gmelin, 1788) |
New Caledonia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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| Ouvea parakeet
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Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E.L. & E.L.C. Layard, 1882) |
Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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References
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