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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Psittacinae
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- Brehm's Tiger Parrot, Papua New Guinea (2880009454).jpg
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- Psittacella
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- genus
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- Psittacella
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- Category:Psittacella
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Encyclopedic overview
Tiger parrots are members of the genus Psittacella (the only genus in the subfamily Psittacellinae) in the family Psittaculidae, named for their tiger-striped backs. Established by Hermann Schlegel in 1871, the genus contains the following species, all of which are endemic to the island of New Guinea.
Madarasz's tiger parrot (Psittacella madaraszi)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tiger parrot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.