Platycercinae

Translingual

Etymology

Platycercus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Platycercinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Psittaculidae – parrots and parakeets of Oceania.

Hypernyms

(tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family

Hyponyms

(tribe): Pezoporini (ground parrots etc.), Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots) - tribes
- Neophema, Neopsephotus (Bourke's parrot), Pezoporus (syn. Geopsittacus); Barnardius (Australian ringneck), Cyanoramphus (parakeets), Eunymphicus (parakeets), Lathamus (swift parrot), Melopsittacus, Northiella (bluebonnets), Platycercus (rosellas), Prosopeia (shining parrots), Psephotus (red-rumped parrot), Purpureicephalus (red-capped parrot) - genera

References

Platycercinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Platycercinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Psittaculidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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