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Psittrichasiidae
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Psittrichasiidae is a family of birds belonging to the superfamily of the true parrots (Psittacoidea).[1] It is a very small family, the smallest of the three families of the true parrots. It is divided into two subfamilies: Psittrichasinae and Coracopsinae,[1] that contain a single genus each. The first contains a single species, native to New Guinea, and the second contains four living species distributed throughout Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.
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Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittrichasiidae Boetticher, 1959 |
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