Psittinus
Blue-rumped parrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Psittaculini
Genus: Psittinus
Blyth, 1842
Type species
Psittacus malaccensis[1]
Latham, 1790
Species

Psittinus cyanurus
Psittinus abbotti

Psittinus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was formerly considered to include a single species, the blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus), but the Simeulue parrot (P. abbotti) was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2][3][4] A 2019 genetic analysis found that the genus Psittacula is paraphyletic with respect to Psittinus, indicating that Psittacula may have to be split into different genera in order to maintain Psittinus as a distinct genus.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ^ "Simeulue Parrot (Psittinus abbotti) - BirdLife species factsheet".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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. S2CID 91969786.
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