Psittacus

Belongs within: Psittacidae.

Psittacus is a genus of parrots including the African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus, a predominantly grey-coloured parrot with a red tail.

<==Psittacus Linnaeus 1758B94
    |--P. accipitrinus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. aeruginosus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. agilis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. ararauna Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. aurorae Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. autumnalis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. borneus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. brasiliensis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. caerulocephalus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. canicularis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. carolinensis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. collarius Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. cristatus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. domicella Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. erithacus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |    |--P. e. erithacusRN72
    |    |--P. e. princepsRN72
    |    `--P. e. timnehRN72
    |--P. erythroleucus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. festivus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. flavinuchus Gould 1843G43
    |--P. galgulus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. garrulus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. leucocephalus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. lory Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. macao Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. niger Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. nobilis Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. obscurus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. ornatus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. paradisi Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. passerinus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. pertinax Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. pullarius Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. rufirostris Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. severus Linnaeus 1758L58
    |--P. sinensisS42
    |--P. solstitialis Linnaeus 1758L58
    `--P. sordidus Linnaeus 1758L58

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.

[G43] Gould, J. 1843. On nine new birds collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 103–108.

[L58] Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae.

[RN72] Rutgers, A., & K. A. Norris (eds.) 1972. Encyclopaedia of Aviculture vol. 2. Blandford Press: London.

[S42] Strickland, H. E. 1842. Account of the birds in the Chinese collection exhibited at Hyde Park Corner. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 10: 166–168.