Broad-tailed Parrots

The broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini, sometimes considered a subfamily: Platycercinae) are small to medium in size parrots.

They are native to Australasia, Australia in particular, but also New Zealand, New Caledonia, and nearby islands.

TRIBE PLATYCERCINI

• Genus Prosopeia
  • Crimson Shining Parrot, Prosopeia splendens
  • Masked Shining Parrot, Prosopeia personata
  • Red Shining Parrot, Prosopeia tabuensis
• Genus Eunymphicus
  • Horned Parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus
  • Uvea our Ouvea Parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaeensis
• Genus Cyanoramphus
  • Black-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus zealandicus (extinct, c.1850)
  • Society Parakeet, Cyanoramphus ulietanus (extinct, late 18th century)
  • Antipodes Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
  • Subantarctic Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus erythrotis(extinct, late 18th century)
    • Reischek’s Parakeet, Cyanoramphus (erythrotis) hochstetteri
    Yellow-fronted Parakeet,Cyanoramphus auriceps
  • Chatham Parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi
  • Malherbe’s Parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi
• Genus Platycercus
  • Western Rosella, Platycercus icterotisCrimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
    • Adelaide Rosella, Platycercus (elegans) adelaidaeYellow Rosella, Platycercus (elegans) flaveolus
    Green Rosella, Platycercus caledonicusPale-headed Rosella, Platycercus adscitus
    • Eastern Rosella, Platycercus (adscitus) eximius
    Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus
  
• Genus Barnardius – sometimes included in Platycercus
  • Australian Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius
• Genus Purpureicephalus
  • Red-capped Parrot, Purpureicephalus spurius
• Genus Lathamus
  • Swift Parrot, Lathamus discolor
• Genus Northiella – often included in Psephotus
  • Blue Bonnet, Northiella haematogaster
• Genus Psephotus
  • Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
  • Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius
  • Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysoptergius
  • Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
  • Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus (extinct, late 1920s)

The following genera are traditionally placed in this tribe, but this inclusion is either incorrect (Budgerigar) or at least doubtful based on by molecular studies.

• Genus Melopsittacus
  • Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus
• Genus Neopsephotus – sometimes included in Neophema
  • Bourke’s Parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii
• Genus Neophema
  • Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
  • Elegant Parrot, Neophema elegans
  • Rock Parrot, Neophema petrophilla
  • Orange-bellied Parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
  • Turquoise Parrot, Neophema pulchella
  • Scarlet-chested Parrot, Neophema splendida
• Genus Pezoporus
  • Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
  • Night Parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis – formerly Geopsittacus