Eunymphicus

Eunymphicus
Horned parakeet (E. cornutus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Platycercini
Genus:	Eunymphicus Peters, JL, 1937
Type species
Psittacus cornutus (horned parakeet) Gmelin, JF, 1788

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

Taxonomy

The genus Eunymphicus was introduced in 1937 by the American ornithologist James L. Peters with the horned parakeet as the type species. ^[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "true" and the genus name Nymphicus that had been introduce in 1832 by Johann Georg Wagler for the cockatiel. ^[2]

The genus now contains two species: ^[3]

Genus Eunymphicus – Peters, JL, 1937 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Horned parakeet	Eunymphicus cornutus (Gmelin, 1788)	New Caledonia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU
Ouvea parakeet	Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E.L. & E.L.C. Layard, 1882)	Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU

Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus (above) and Ouvea parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaensis (below)

References

1. Peters, James Lee, ed. (1937). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 269.
2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 152. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2022.