Subfamily Psittacinae Rafinesque 1815 (parrot)
Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
Parent taxon: Psittacidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
See also Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Agapornithinae, Amazona, Ara, Aratinga, Archaeopsittacus, Arinae, Conuropsis, Conurus, Coracopseinae, Cyanoliseus, Eupsittula, Forpus, Platycercinae, Psittacara, Psittacellinae, Psittacus lartetianus, Psittrichasinae, Xenopsitta
Subtaxa: Pionini Poicephalus Psittacus Rhynchopsitta
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), the Bahamas (7), Cayman Islands (1), Madagascar (4)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences