Eunymphicus
Appearance
Eunymphicus | |
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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
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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
[edit]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]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Horned parakeet | Eunymphicus cornutus (Gmelin, 1788) |
New Caledonia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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Ouvea parakeet | Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E.L. & E.L.C. Layard, 1882) |
Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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References
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- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1937). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 269.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ 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.