Psittinus
| Psittinus | |
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| Blue-rumped parrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Psittaculinae |
| Tribe: | Psittaculini |
| Genus: | Psittinus Blyth, 1842 |
| Species | |
The genus Psittinus comprises two small species of parrot, the Blue-rumped parrot and the larger Simeulue parrot. It was once considered monotypic,but P.abbotti is now generally considered a separate species[1][2]
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