Avian Taxonomy & Natural History (JTA 1) Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three psittacine superfamilies?
What groups do they contain?
A
Strigopoidea
- Nestoridae (kea & kaka)
- Strigopidae (kakapo)
Cacatuiodea
- Cacatuidae - the cockatiels & cockatoos
Psittacoidea
- Psittacidae
- Psittacinae - Greys & Poicephaus
- Arinae - Macaws, Amazons, Caiques, Parakeets
- Psittaculidae
- Platycercinae - ground parrots, broad-tailed parrots
- Lorinae - lories, lorikeets, budgies, fig parrots
- Psittaculinae - pygmy par
