Psephotellus
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Psephotellus is a genus of medium sized Australian parrots. Four species found across the country are recognised, one is presumed to have become extinct.
Psephotus varius Wyperfeld National Park 8
Mulga Parrot 0A2A1470
Psephotus dissimilis Northern Territory, Australia male 8
Paignton, Paignton Zoo, Desert Zone Bird geograph.org.uk 1485152
Paradise parrot
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The paradise parrot is an extinct species of colourful medium-sized parrot native to the grassy woodlands extending across the Queensland and New South Wales border area of eastern Australia. Once mod
Psephotellus
…broad-tailed parrot, with the other species nested deeply within. The genus was first proposed by Gregory Mathews in 1913, nominating the paradise parrot Platycercus pulcherrimus Gould as the type and forming a new combination as Psephotellus pulcherrimus…
Psephotus pulcherrimus
Extinct paradise parrot (male)
Illustration by Roland Green, published in Mathew's Birds of Australia, 1917
"Beautiful or Paradise Parrot", Lydon (ill.) Fawcett (engr.) in Green & Dutton, Parrots in Captivity, vol 2. 1884