The genus
Eunymphicus was introduced in 1937 by the American ornithologist
James L. Peters with the
horned parakeet as the
type species. The name combines the
Ancient Greek eu meaning "true" and the genus name
Nymphicus that had been introduce in 1832 by
Johann Georg Wagler for the
cockatiel. The genus now contains two species: ,
Eunymphicus cornutus (above) and
Ouvea parakeet,
Eunymphicus uvaensis (below) ==References==