Psittacinae

The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot, from Greek psittakosis^{[verification needed]}) a subfamily in the parrot family Psittacidae. It contains the true parrots, parakeets and macaws, but not the lories, lorikeets and cockatoos. The relationships between tribes are confusing and systematics are in need of thorough revision

Sometimes most tribes are raised to the rank of subfamilies but as the lories and lorikeets are a rather distinct group, the system used here seems at present still better to reflect the evolutionary relationships of these birds. It seems fairly certain by now that some lineages of psittacines will eventually be recognized as distinct subfamilies, and that perhaps the cockatoos would be considered a subfamily also, as some prehistoric families of Psittaciformes appear to be even more distinct than the cockatoos are.

If a multi-subfamily approach is preferred, the Psittacinae are restricted to the African parrots, possibly including some Asian (but not Australian) groups also.

Three monotypic (probably) genera from the Mascarenes, all extinct, are especially enigmatic in their relationships. They are geographically closest to the Psittacini, but probably belong to the Psittaculini and originated in South or Southwest Asia:

• Mascarene Parrot, Mascarinus mascarinus
• Broad-billed Parrot, Lophopsittacus mauritianus
• Mauritius Grey Parrot, Lophopsittacus bensoni (disputed)
• Rodrigues Parrot, Necropsittacus rodericanus
• Réunion Red-and-green Parakeet Necropsittacus borbonicus (disputed)

Tribes

• Psittrichadini (Pesquet's Parrot)
• Micropsittini (Pygmy parrots)
• Cyclopsittacini (Fig parrots)
• Platycercini (Broad-tailed parrots)
• Psittaculini (Asian psittacines)
• Psittacini (African parrots)
• Arini (American psittacines) - polyphyletic?

Captive breeding

Psittaculture comes from The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot, from Greek psittakosis^{[verification needed]}) It is one branch of the science of Aviculture

"Psittaculturist"{Parrot Breeder}person who specialize in keeping and breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat, and public awareness campaigns to save parrots.

Psittaculture is a word that has been used in the Aviculture community since the early 1970s, to denote people who specialize in keeping and breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat, and public awareness campaigns to save parrots.

External links

Wikispecies has an entry on: Psittacinae.

• Psittacine Research Project

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