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Eunymphicus

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Eunymphicus
Horned parakeet (E. cornutus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Platycercini
Genus: Eunymphicus
J.L. Peters, 1937

Eunymphicus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.[1] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.

Species

The genus contains two species:[1][2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Eunymphicus cornutus Horned parakeet New Caledonia
Eunymphicus uvaeensis Ouvea parakeet Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands
Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus (above) and Ouvea parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaensis (below)

References

  1. ^ a b GILL, F.; DONSKER, D. (Eds.) (2013). Parrots. IOC World Bird List (v.4.2).
  2. ^ Zoonomen Nomenclatural data (2013) Alan P. Peterson. Psittaciformes. Retrieved 25 June 2014