Eunymphicus
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Eunymphicus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.
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Eunymphicus | |
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Horned parakeet (E. cornutus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Platycercini |
Genus: | Eunymphicus Peters, JL, 1937 |
Type species | |
Psittacus cornutus (horned parakeet) Gmelin, JF, 1788 |
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