Pezoporus

Pezoporus is a genus of parrot endemic to Australia. It contains two species: the night parrot (P. occidentalis) and the ground parrot (P. wallicus) which is divided into three subspecies. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini and subfamily Platycercinae.

Pezoporus
vocalising ground parrot
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Pezoporini
Genus:	Pezoporus Illiger, 1811
Type species
Psittacus formosus[1] Latham, 1790
Species
Pezoporus occidentalis Pezoporus wallicus
Species distributions: Night parrot (P. occidentalis): light red = historical; red dots = recent sightings Eastern ground parrot (P. w. wallicus): orange Western ground parrot (P. w. flaviventris): yellow = historical; green = current
Synonyms
Geopsittacus

Species list

• Genus Pezoporus

Genus Pezoporus – Illiger, 1811 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Night parrot	Pezoporus occidentalis (Gould, 1861)	recent sightings from Diamantina National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia and Cloncurry, Queensland.[2]	Size: About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. Habitat: Interior of Australia,[3] Diet:	CR  [4]
Ground parrot	Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr, 1792) Three subspecies P. w. flaviventris (North, 1911) P. w. wallicus (Kerr, 1792) P. w. leachi (Matthews 1912)	Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania[3]	Size: About 30 cm long. Generally green plumage, with black and yellow marking. Narrow orange-red band to forehead. Underside of flight-feathers with pale yellow wing-stripe. Bill, cere and feet greyish brown. Habitat: Diet:	LC  [5]

References

1. "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. "Pezoporus occidentalis — Night Parrot". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
3. Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
4. BirdLife International. (2022). "Pezoporus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685237A211825128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22685237A211825128.en. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. BirdLife International (2016). "Pezoporus wallicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685226A93064751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685226A93064751.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.