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Psephotus

Red-rumped Parrot.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Platycercinae
Tribe:	Platycercini
Genus:	Psephotus Gould, 1845
Subgenera
Psephotus Gould, 1845 Psephotellus Mathews, 1913

The genus Psephotus has five species of parakeets from Australia. All species show considerable sexual dimorphism.

Systematics

Subgenus Psephotus:

Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius

Subgenus Psephotellus:

Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius
†Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus

Species photographs

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