Tanygnathus is a genus of parrots in the Psittaculini tribe, of the superfamily of Psittacoidea (true parrots).
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| Tanygnathus megalorynchos | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Psittaculini |
| Genus: | Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832 |
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Tanygnathus gramineus | |
Its species are native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy edit
The genus Tanygnathus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Wagler in 1832.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.[2][3] The name Tanygnathus combines the Ancient Greek words tanuō "to stretch out" and gnathos "jaw".[4]
The genus contains five species:[5]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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Great-billed parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos | islands of Maluku, Raja Ampat, Talaud, Sangir, Sarangani, the Lesser Sundas |
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Blue-naped parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis | Philippines |
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Blue-backed parrot, Tanygnathus everetti | Philippines |
| Black-lored parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus | the Indonesian island of Buru. | |
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Azure-rumped parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus | Indonesia. |
Genetic analysis has supported reclassifying all 4 species under Psittacula, making Tanygnathus a synonym of the former genus.[6]
References edit
- ^ Wagler, Johann Georg (1832). "Monographia Psittacorum". Abhandlungen der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe, Königlich-Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (in Latin). 1: 463–750 [501].
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 52.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1937). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 238.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Parrots, cockatoos". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Podsiadlowski, Lars; Gamauf, Anita; Töpfer, Till (2017). "Revising the phylogenetic position of the extinct Mascarene Parrot Mascarinus mascarin (Linnaeus 1771) (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 499–502. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.022. PMID 28017858.
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