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Aprosmictus

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Aprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae native to Oceania.^[1] Several former members, including the Australian king parrot, are now placed in the genus Alisterus.

The genus Aprosmictus was introduced in 1842 by the English ornithologist John Gould.^[2]^[3] The type species was designated as the red-winged parrot by George Gray in 1846.^[4] The name is from the Ancient Greek απροσμικτος/aprosmiktos which means "unsociable" or "solitary".^[5]

The genus contains two species:^[1]

^ ^a ^b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ Gould, John (1842). The Birds of Australia. Vol. 1. London: self. p. lxv.
^ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V., Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
^ Gray, George Robert (1845). The Genera of Birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera. Vol. 2. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Pages not numbered, after Plate 100, Note 23.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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Aprosmictus: Brief Summary

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Aprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae native to Oceania. Several former members, including the Australian king parrot, are now placed in the genus Alisterus.