Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
Parent taxon: Psittacidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1985, Wetmore 1926, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Agapornithinae, Amazona, Ara, Aratinga, Archaeopsittacus, Arinae, Conurus, Coracopseinae, Cyanoliseus, Eupsittula, Forpus, Platycercinae, Psittacara, Psittacellinae, Psittacinae, Psittacus lartetianus, Psittrichasinae, Xenopsitta
Subtaxa: Conuropsis carolinensis Conuropsis fratercula
Type: Psittacus carolinensis
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida, Illinois collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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