Polytelis

Polytelis
Regent parrots, Polytelis anthopeplus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Polytelini
Genus:	Polytelis Wagler, 1832
Type species
Psittacus barrabandi [1] Swainson, 1821
Species
Polytelis alexandrae Polytelis anthopeplus Polytelis swainsonii

The genus Polytelis (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platycercini), ^[2] but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.

A 2017 molecular study placed the regent parrot as an early offshoot to the genus Asprosmictus and not as closely related to the other two species. ^[3]

Taxonomy

The genus has three species. ^[4]

Genus Polytelis – Wagler, 1832 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Superb parrot	Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826)	New South Wales and Victoria.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Regent parrot	Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) Two subspecies Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus (Lear) 1831 Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides Schodde 1993	southern Australia.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Princess parrot or Princess Of Wales (POW) parakeet	Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863	Australia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	NT

References

1. "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN   0-7153-7698-5.
3. Provost, Kaiya L.; Joseph, Leo; Smith, Brian Tilston (2018). "Resolving a phylogenetic hypothesis for parrots: Implications from systematics to conservation". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118 (1): 7–21. Bibcode:2018EmuAO.118....7P. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030. S2CID   52995298.
4. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2009-03-19.