Tanygnathus is a genus of parrots in the Psittaculini tribe, of the superfamily of Psittacoidea (true parrots).
Tanygnathus | |
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Tanygnathus megalorynchos | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Psittaculini |
Genus: | Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832 |
Species | |
Tanygnathus gramineus |
Its species are native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia.
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 | |
Blue-naped parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis | Philippines | |
Blue-backed parrot, Tanygnathus everetti | Philippines | |
Black-lored parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus | the Indonesian island of Buru. | |
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]