Polytelis
| Polytelis | |
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| Regent parrots, Polytelis anthopeplus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Polytelini |
| Genus: | Polytelis Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus barrabandi[1] Swainson, 1821
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| Species | |
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Polytelis alexandrae | |
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.
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
[edit | edit source]The genus has three species.[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Superb parrot
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Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826) |
New South Wales and Victoria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Regent parrot
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Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) Two subspecies
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southern Australia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet
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Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 |
Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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