The Poicephalus are usually green birds with different colored heads; the larger Psittacus are light grey with red tails.
African parrots (at least the grey parrot) have been known in Europe since Roman times.[1]
The African parrots, unlike their Neotropical cousins, are polyphyletic: Agapornis of Africa and Madagascar was found to be the sister group to Loriculus of Australasia and Indo-Malayasia and together they clustered with the Australasian Loriinae, Cyclopsittacini and Melopsittacus. Poicephalus and Psittacus from mainland Africa formed the sister group of the Neotropical Arinae and Coracopsis from Madagascar and adjacent islands may be the closest relative of Psittrichas from New Guinea.[2]
Taxonomy
This subfamily, together with its sister subfamily Arinae of Neotropical parrots, constitutes the family Psittacidae, one of three families of true parrots.
Traditionally, the genus Coracopsis (vasa parrots) is included in this subfamily, but recent molecular studies show that they are within a different family.
^Boehrer, Bruce (2010). Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird. U. Penn. Press. ISBN978-0-8122-3793-1.
^Schweizer, M.; et al. (Mar 2010). "The evolutionary diversification of parrots supports a taxon pulse model with multiple trans-oceanic dispersal events and local radiations". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 54 (3): 984–94. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.021. PMID 19699808.
March 04, 2023
psittacinae, subfamily, afrotropical, world, parrots, native, saharan, africa, which, include, twelve, species, extant, genera, among, species, iconic, grey, parrot, afrotropical, parrotsjardine, parrot, poicephalus, gulielmi, scientific, classificationkingdom. Psittacinae is a subfamily of Afrotropical or Old World parrots native to sub Saharan Africa which include twelve species and two extant genera Among the species is the iconic grey parrot Afrotropical parrotsJardine s parrot Poicephalus gulielmi Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeSubfamily PsittacinaeRafinesque 1815Genera Bavaripsitta Xenopsitta Psittacus PoicephalusThe Poicephalus are usually green birds with different colored heads the larger Psittacus are light grey with red tails African parrots at least the grey parrot have been known in Europe since Roman times 1 The African parrots unlike their Neotropical cousins are polyphyletic Agapornis of Africa and Madagascar was found to be the sister group to Loriculus of Australasia and Indo Malayasia and together they clustered with the Australasian Loriinae Cyclopsittacini and Melopsittacus Poicephalus and Psittacus from mainland Africa formed the sister group of the Neotropical Arinae and Coracopsis from Madagascar and adjacent islands may be the closest relative of Psittrichas from New Guinea 2 Taxonomy EditThis subfamily together with its sister subfamily Arinae of Neotropical parrots constitutes the family Psittacidae one of three families of true parrots Image Genus Living Species Psittacus Linnaeus 1758 P erithacus grey parrot P timneh Timneh parrot Poicephalus Swainson 1837 P robustus Cape parrot P fuscicollis brown necked parrot P f fuscicollis nominate subspecies P f suahelicus grey headed parrot subspecies P gulielmi Jardine s parrot also known as the red fronted parrot P meyeri Meyer s parrot P rueppellii Ruppell s parrot P cryptoxanthus brown headed parrot P rufiventris red bellied parrot P senegalus Senegal parrot P flavifrons yellow fronted parrot P crassus Niam Niam parrotTraditionally the genus Coracopsis vasa parrots is included in this subfamily but recent molecular studies show that they are within a different family An extinct prehistoric monotypic genus Bavaripsitta has been described References Edit Boehrer Bruce 2010 Parrot Culture Our 2500 Year Long Fascination with the World s Most Talkative Bird U Penn Press ISBN 978 0 8122 3793 1 Schweizer M et al Mar 2010 The evolutionary diversification of parrots supports a taxon pulse model with multiple trans oceanic dispersal events and local radiations Mol Phylogenet Evol 54 3 984 94 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2009 08 021 PMID 19699808 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Psittacinae amp oldid 1131131492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
