Yellow-tailed parrot

The yellow-tailed parrot (Pionites xanthurus), also known as the central white-bellied parrot, is one of the four species in the genus Pionites of the family Psittacidae.[2] Pionites leucogaster (green-thighed parrot), Pionites xanthomerius (black-legged parrot), and Pionites xanthurus (yellow-tailed parrot) were previously lumped as Pionites leucogaster,[3][4] but recent morphological work suggests the species should be split into three.[5] The IOC World Bird List still considers it to be a subspecies of the green-thighed parrot (Pionites leucogaster xanthurus).[6] The species is rare in captivity in comparison to other taxa of the genus.

Yellow-tailed parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pionites
Species:
P. xanthurus
Binomial name
Pionites xanthurus
(Todd, 1925)

References
  1. BirdLife International 2014. Pionites xanthurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 03 January 2015.
  2. "BirdLife International (2020) Species factsheet: Pionites xanthurus". 6 June 2020.
  3. Sibley, C. G.; B. L. Monroe Jr., eds. (1993). A world checklist of birds. Ann Arbor, MI, USA: Edwards Brothers Inc.
  4. Juniper, Tony (1998). Parrots : a guide to parrots of the world. Parr, Mike, 1962-. Sussex, England: Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-40-2. OCLC 39020863.
  5. del Hoyo, J., Collar, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2014). Black-legged Parrot (Pionites xanthomerius). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/467506 on 3 January 2015)
  6. "IOC World Bird List v10.1 | Parrots". 25 January 2020.
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