Psittacini

Taxobox
name = Psittacini

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Jardine's Parrot, "(Poicephalus gulielmi)"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
subfamilia = Psittacinae
tribus = Psittacini
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Coracopsis"
"Psittacus"
"Poicephalus"

Tribus "Psittacini" consists of Afrotropical parrots; there are 22 species in 4 genera. Several of these species have subspecies including the African Grey Parrot which has 2 subspecies. Some are commonly referred to as "Old World Parrots".

Recent DNA testing (Massa, "et al.", In Press, Solms "et al.", In Press), has shown the relationships within Psittacini, and has also shown that the African greys' closest living relative is the genus Agapornis or the lovebirds; these were placed with the Psittaculini or Austro-Asiatic parrots but truly belong to the Old World parrots.

Tribus "Psittacini"

Genus "Coracopsis"
*"Coracopsis vasa", Greater Vasa Parrot
* "Coracopsis nigra", Lesser Vasa Parrot

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 fuscicollis", Un-cape Parrot - a controversial and not widely accepted split of two of the subspecies (the Brown-necked Parrot and the Grey-headed Parrot) of the Cape Parrot into a separate species.
*"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

External links

* [http://www.oldworldaviaries.com/text/lewis/poicephalus-taxonomy.htm Taxonomy of Poicephalus parrots]
* [http://www.wingscentral.org/aps/Grey7.aspx An overview of African parrots on wingscentral.org]