A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35–40 species belonging to the tribe Platycercini. The members of the tribe are small to medium in size, and all are native to Australasia, Australia in particular, but also New Zealand, New Caledonia, and nearby islands. Species Genus Prosopeia Crimson shining parrot, Prosopeia splendens Masked shining parrot, Prosopeia personata Maroon shining parrot, Prosopeia tabuensis Genus Eunymphicus Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus Ouvea parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaeensis Genus Cyanoramphus Black-fronted parakeet, Cyanoramphus zealandicus† Society parakeet, Cyanoramphus ulietanus† Lord Howe parakeet, Cyanoramphus subflavescens† Antipodes parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor Red-crowned parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Macquarie parakeet, Cyanoramphus erythrotis† Reischek's parakeet, Cyanoramphus hochstetteri Yellow-crowned parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps Chatham parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi Malherbe's parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi New Caledonian parakeet Cyanoramphus saisseti Norfolk parakeet Cyanoramphus cooki Genus Platycercus Western rosella, Platycercus icterotis Crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans Adelaide rosella, Platycercus (elegans) adelaidae Yellow rosella, Platycercus (elegans) flaveolus Green rosella, Platycercus caledonicus Pale-headed rosella, Platycercus adscitus Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius Northern rosella, Platycercus venustus Genus Barnardius - sometimes included in Platycercus Australian ringneck, Barnardius zonarius Genus Purpureicephalus Red-capped parrot, Purpureicephalus spurius Genus Lathamus Swift parrot, Lathamus discolor Genus Northiella - often included in Psephotus Eastern bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster Naretha bluebonnet, Northiella narethae Genus Psephotus Red-rumped parrot, Psephotus haematonotus Genus Psephotellus Mulga parrot, Psephotellus varius Golden-shouldered parrot, Psephotellus chrysoptergius Hooded parrot, Psephotellus dissimilis Paradise parrot, Psephotellus pulcherrimus† (extinct, late 1920s) The budgerigar was traditionally placed in this tribe, but this inclusion is incorrect. The closest relatives of the budgerigar are the lories and lorikeets. The genera Neopsephotus, Neophema, and Pezoporus are placed in a separate, but closely related tribe, the Pezoporini based on the paper by Joseph et al. (2011) References External Links