Agapornithinae
| Agapornithinae | |
|---|---|
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| Agapornis roseicollis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae Salvin, 1882 |
| Genera | |
Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacines birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the Psittaculidae family.[1] Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit Africa and Asia. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.
Genera
The subfamily contains 3 genera:[1]
- Genus Agapornis
- Agapornis canus - grey-headed lovebird
- Agapornis fischeri - fischer's lovebird
- Agapornis lilianae - lilian's lovebird
- Agapornis nigrigenis - black-cheeked lovebird
- Agapornis personatus - yellow-collared lovebird
- Agapornis pullarius - red-headed lovebird
- Agapornis roseicollis - rosy-faced lovebird
- Agapornis swindernianus - black-collared lovebird
- Agapornis taranta - black-winged lovebird
- Genus Bolbopsittacus
- Bolbopsittacus lunulatus - guaiabero
- Genus Loriculus
- Loriculus amabilis - moluccan hanging parrot
- Loriculus aurantiifrons - orange-fronted hanging parrot
- Loriculus beryllinus - Sri Lanka hanging parrot
- Loriculus camiguinensis - Camiguin hanging parrot (sometimes considered a subgenus of L. philippensis)
- Loriculus catamene - sangihe hanging parrot
- Loriculus exilis - pygmy hanging parrot or green hanging parrot
- Loriculus flosculus - Wallace's hanging parrot
- Loriculus galgulus - blue-crowned hanging parrot
- Loriculus philippensis - Philippine hanging parrot or Colasisi
- Loriculus (philippensis) bonapartei - black-billed hanging parrot (also considered as a subspecies of L. philippensis or another species of Loriculus)
- Loriculus pusillus - yellow-throated hanging parrot
- Loriculus sclateri - Sula hanging parrot
- Loriculus stigmatus - great hanging parrot or Celebes hanging parrot
- Loriculus tener - Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot
- Loriculus vernalis - vernal hanging parrot
Referencias
- 1 2 Leo Joseph, Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde. 2012. A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 3205: 26–40.
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