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; Swainson, 1821
Species
	Polytelis swainsonii; Polytelis anthopeplus; Polytelis alexandrae

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
^ 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.
^ Provost, Kaiya L.; Joseph, Leo; Smith, Brian Tilston (2018). "Resolving a phylogenetic hypothesis for parrots: Implications from systematics to conservation". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118: 7–21. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030. S2CID 52995298.
^ "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.

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[HM4-1] "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

[forshaw-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: 7–21. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030. S2CID 52995298.

[zoonomen-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.

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