Psittaculirostris Explained

Psittaculirostris is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[1]

Species

It contains three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Psittaculirostris desmarestiiWest Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea
Psittaculirostris edwardsiinorth-eastern New Guinea
Psittaculirostris salvadoriiPapua province in Indonesia

Notes and References

  1. Leo Joseph, Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger,petie's code name Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde. 2012. A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 3205: 26–40.
  2. GILL, F.; DONSKER, D. (Eds.) (2013). Parrots. IOC World Bird List (v.4.2).