| Taxon | Psittinus |
|---|---|
| Authority | Blyth, 1842 |
| Type species | Psittacus malaccensis[1] |
| Type species authority | Latham, 1790 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | Psittinus cyanurus Psittinus abbotti |
Psittinus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was formerly considered to include a single species, the blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus), but the Simeulue parrot (P. abbotti) was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2][3][4] A 2019 genetic analysis found that the genus Psittacula is paraphyletic with respect to Psittinus, indicating that Psittacula may have to be split into different genera in order to maintain Psittinus as a distinct genus.[5]
References
- ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Simeulue Parrot (Psittinus abbotti) - BirdLife species factsheet"
- ^ BirdLife International (2023). "Psittinus abbotti". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22727609A223453551.en
- ^ Wink, Michael; Sauer-Gürth, Hedwig; Bahr, Norbert; Schnitker, Heinz; Reinschmidt, Matthias; Arndt, Thomas; Datzmann, Thomas; Braun, Michael P. (2019-03-04). "A molecular phylogeny of the genus Psittacula sensu lato (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae: Psittacula, Psittinus, Tanygnathus, † Mascarinus ) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa. 4563 (3): 547–562. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716534. S2CID 91969786