Night parrot (P. occidentalis): light red = historical; red dots = recent sightings
Eastern ground parrot (P. w. wallicus): orange
Western ground parrot (P. w. flaviventris): yellow = historical; green = current
Synonyms
Geopsittacus
Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.
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Platycercinae. Genus Pezoporus "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24. "Pezoporus occidentalis — Night...
and consensus for its placement in Pezoporus. It also revealed that the kākāpō was not closely related to Pezoporus. Analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear...
The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is a parrot endemic to Australia. It is one of only four ground-dwelling parrots in the world, the others being...
aircraft Solitaire (bird), a bird group in the thrush family Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, or solitaire, an endangered bird of Australia Réunion solitaire...
Bourke's parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii Genus Pezoporus Ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis Tribe Platycercini: Genus Prosopeia...
(2011). "Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves:...
(2011). "Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves:...
budgerigar was once proposed to be a link between the genera Neophema and Pezoporus, based on the barred plumage. However, recent phylogenetic studies using...
(2011). "Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves:...
Bourke's parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii Genus Pezoporus Ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis Leo Joseph; Alicia Toon; Erin...
(2011). "Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves:...
(2011). "Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves:...
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