Pezoporus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pezoporus
vocalising ground parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Pezoporini
Genus:	Pezoporus Illiger, 1811
Type species
Psittacus formosus Latham, 1790
Species
Pezoporus occidentalis Pezoporus wallicus Pezoporus flaviventris
Species distributions: Night parrot: light red = historical; red dots = recent sightings Eastern ground parrot: orange Western ground parrot: yellow = historical; green = current
Synonyms
Geopsittacus

The genus Pezoporus contains two Australian species: the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) and the ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini.

Species list

• Genus Pezoporus

Pezoporus
Common name (binomial name) Status	Image	Description	Range and habitat
Night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) Endangered		About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows.	Interior of Australia, recent sightings from Diamantina National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia and Cloncurry, Queensland.
Ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) Least Concern		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.	Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania

See also

In Spanish: Pezoporus para niños