Broad-tailed parrot

Platycercinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Subfamily: Platycercinae
Genera  Psephotus  Cyanoramphus  Lathamus  Barnarduis[?]  Melopsittacus  Neophema  Neopsephotus  Northiella  Pezoporus  Platycercus  Purpureicephalus

A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35 species belonging to the subfamily Platycercinae. The members of the subfamily are small to medium in size, and all are native to Australasia, Australia in particular, but also New Zealand, New Caledonia, and nearby islands.

• FAMILY PSITTACIDAE
  • Subfamily Loriinae: lorikeets and lories
  • Subfamily Micropsittinae: pygmy parrots
  • Subfamily Psittacini (Afrotropical parrots[?]
  • Subfamily Psittrichadini: Pesquet's Parrot[?]
  • Subfamily Arini: neotropical parrots[?]
  • Subfamily Platycercinae
    • Australian Ringneck[?], Barnardius zonarius
    • Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
    • Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius
    • Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysoptergius
    • Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
    • Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus (extinct)
    • Antipodes Island Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
    • Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
    • Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
  • Subfamily Nestorinae: kakas
  • Subfamily Strigopinae: Kakapo
  • Unplaced tribe Psittaculini: paleotropic parrots[?]
  • Unplaced tribe Cyclopsitticini: fig parrots[?]
  • Unplaced tribe Polytelini: long-tailed parrots[?]