Afrotropical parrot

African parrots
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Jardine's Parrot, (Poicephalus gulielmi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Psittacinae
Genera
Psittacus Poicephalus

The African parrots of the subfamily Psittacinae consists of Afrotropical parrots; the eight species are found in two genera. Traditionally, the Vasa parrots are also included in this tribe, but that inclusion is not supported by molecular studies. Several of these species have subspecies, including the African Grey Parrot, which has two subspecies. Some are commonly referred to as "Old World parrots". This subgenus together with its sister subfamily, the Arinae, is part of the family Psittacidae.

Taxomony

Genus Psittacus

• Psittacus erithacus, African Grey Parrot
  • Psittacus erithacus erithacus, Congo African Grey Parrot (subspecies)
  • Psittacus erithacus timneh, Timneh African Grey Parrot (subspecies)

Genus Poicephalus

• Poicephalus robustus, Cape Parrot
  • Poicephalus robustus robustus (nominate subspecies)
  • Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis, Brown-necked Parrot (subspecies)
  • Poicephalus robustus suahelicus, Gray-headed Parrot (subspecies)
• Poicephalus gulielmi, Jardine's Parrot also known as the Red-fronted Parrot
• Poicephalus meyeri, Meyer's Parrot
• Poicephalus rueppellii, Rüppell's Parrot
• Poicephalus cryptoxanthus, Brown-headed Parrot
• Poicephalus rufiventris, Red-bellied Parrot
• Poicephalus senegalus, Senegal Parrot
• Poicephalus flavifrons, Yellow-fronted Parrot
• Poicephalus crassus, Niam-niam Parrot

Traditionally, the vasa parrots are included in this tribe, but recent molecular studies show that they are within a different family.

External links

• Taxonomy of Poicephalus parrots
• An overview of African parrots on wingscentral.org

This article is part of Project Bird Subfamilies, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird subfamily, including made-up families.

This article is part of Project Taxonomy, an All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each taxonomic term.