Yellow-tailed parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Pionites |
Species: | P. xanthurus |
Binomial name | |
Pionites xanthurus (Todd, 1925) |
The yellow-tailed parrot (Pionites xanthurus) is one of the four species in the genus Pionites of the family Psittacidae. Originally the species was considered to be a subspecies of Pionites leucogaster, but recent morphological work suggests the species should be split into three. The species is rare in captivity in comparison to other taxa of the genus.