Psephotus
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Psephotus
Gould, 1845
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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.[1][2]
Systematics
Subgenus Psephotus:
- Red-rumped parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
- Mulga parrot, Psephotus varius
Subgenus Psephotellus:
- Hooded parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
- Golden-shouldered parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius
- †Paradise parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus
Subgenus Psephotellus along with the Mulga parrot is now thought to be a separate genus according to BirdLife International and IUCN
