
Broad-tailed Parrots and Allies
Platycercinae
Platycercinae is a subfamily of birds belonging to the family Psittaculidae that inhabit Oceania. It consists of two tribes, the ground parrots and allies (Pezoporini) and the many species of broad-tailed parrot (Platycercini).
15 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 37 known species

Rosellas
genusPlatycercus

Red-rumped Parrots
genusPsephotus

Australian Ringnecks
genusBarnardius

Grass Parrots
genusNeophema

Kakariki
genusCyanoramphus

Anthill Parrots and Allies
genusPsephotellus

Red-capped Parrots
genusPurpureicephalus

Swift Parrots
genusLathamus

Bluebonnets
genusNorthiella

Neopsephotus
genusNeopsephotus

Shining-Parrots
genusProsopeia

Ground and Night Parrots
genusPezoporus

Horned Parakeets
genusEunymphicus

Australian Ringnecks × Rosellas
genushybridBarnardius × Platycercus
Rosellas × Anthill Parrots and Allies
genushybridPlatycercus × Psephotellus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1539293.