Psittinus

Psittinus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is usually considered to include a single species, the blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus), but the large subspecies P. c. abbotti is sometimes elevated to species rank as the Simeulue parrot (P. abbotti).[1][2] While long considered part of Psittacula, a 2019 genetic analysis supported reclassifying both species under their own genus Psittinus.[3]

Psittinus
Blue-rumped parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Psittaculini
Genus: Psittinus
Blyth, 1842
Species

Psittinus cyanurus
Psittinus (cyanurus) abbotti

References

  1. "Simeulue Parrot (Psittinus abbotti) - BirdLife species factsheet".
  2. BirdLife International (2016). "Psittinus abbotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727609A94954137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727609A94954137.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. Wink, Michael; Sauer-Gürth, Hedwig; Bahr, Norbert; Schnitker, Heinz; Reinschmidt, Matthias; Arndt, Thomas; Datzmann, Thomas; Braun, Michael P. (2019-03-04). "A molecular phylogeny of the genus Psittacula sensu lato (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae : Psittacula , Psittinus , Tanygnathus , † Mascarinus ) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa. 4563 (3): 547–562. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716534.
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