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Psittrichasiidae

Psittrichasiidae is a family of birds belonging to the superfamily of the true parrots (Psittacoidea). It is a very small family, the smallest of the three families of the true parrots. It is divided into two subfamilies: Psittrichasinae and Coracopsinae, that contain a single genus each. The first contains a single species, native to New Guinea, and the second contains four living species distributed throughout Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.

Genera
The family Psittrichasiidae contains two subfamilies: Subfamily Psittrichasinae: • Genus PsittrichasPsittrichas fulgidus - Pesquet's parrot Subfamily Coracopsinae • Genus CoracopsisCoracopsis barklyi - Seychelles black parrot • Coracopsis nigra - Lesser vasa parrot • Coracopsis vasa - Greater vasa parrot • Coracopsis sibilans - Comoros black parrot (split from Coracopsis nigra) Recent studies indicate that the extinct Mascarene parrot (Mascarinus mascarinus) was closely related to the members of Coracopsis. ==References==
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