Genus Cyanoramphus Bonaparte, 1854

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cyanoramphus Bonaparte, C.L. 1854. Tableau des perroquets. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 2 6: 145-158 [153] [published without description but based by reference on six nominal species, including Psittacus pacificus J.R. Forster, 1844, and available under ICZN Art. 12(b)(5); the unjustified emendation Cyanorhamphus Reichenow, 1881 is not listed here, being a junior objective synonym based on non-Australian type species].

  Type species:

   Psittacus pacificus J.R. Forster, 1844 by subsequent designation, see Gray, G.R. 1855. Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds contained in the British Museum. London : British Museum 192 pp. [86] (=Cyanoramphus zealandicus (Latham, 1790)).
• Phippspsittacus McAllan, I.A.W. & Bruce, M.D. 1989. The Birds of New South Wales A Working List. Turramurra, New South Wales : Biocon Research Group vii 103 pp. [publication dated 1988, published May 1989] [45] [proposed without designation of type species but still available by indication under ICZN Art. 13(b); nomen sub-nudum, based essentially on 'a different bill morphology' in reference to Phipps, G. 1981. The Kakarikis. Australian Aviculture 35: 126–139, which specifies no comparative differences in bill].

  Type species:

   Platycercus cookii G.R. Gray, 1859 by monotypy.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Schodde, R. in Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1997. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). In, Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 37.2 xiii 440 pp. [145] (based on Peters, J.L. 1937. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 3 xiii 311 pp. [269])

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

PSITTACIDAE: Psittacus auriceps (Kuhl, 1820)

PSITTACIDAE: Psittacus erythronotus (Kuhl, 1820)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand, and Kermadec, Chatham, Antipodes and Auckland Ils, New Caledonia, and Society Is.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

• Macquarie Island (Aust. Terr.)

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Lord Howe Island
  • Norfolk Island

Distribution References

General References

Forshaw, J.M. 1978. Parrots of the World. 2nd (revised) Edn. Illustrated by W.T. Cooper. Melbourne : Lansdowne Edns 616 pp. 158 pls. (synonymy)

Holyoak, D.T. 1973. Comments on taxonomy and relationships in the parrot subfamilies Nestorinae, Loriinae and Platycercinae. The Emu 73: 157-176 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

McAllan, I.A.W. & Bruce, M.D. 1989. The Birds of New South Wales A Working List. Turramurra, New South Wales : Biocon Research Group vii 103 pp. [publication dated 1988, published May 1989] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

Salvadori, T. 1891. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Psittaci, or Parrots. London : British Museum Vol. 20 xvii 658 pp. XVIII pls. (synonymy)

Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L., Jr 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. New Haven : Yale University Press xxiv 1111 pp. (synonymy)

Wolters, H.E. 1975. Die Vogelarten der Erde. Eine systematische Liste mit Verbreitungsangaben sowie deutschen und englischen Namen. Hamburg : Paul Parey Lief. 1, 1-80 pp. (synonymy)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Nov-2020	AVES	10-Nov-2020	MODIFIED
29-Apr-2015	Platycercini	28-Feb-2020	MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020		10-Nov-2020	MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020		10-Nov-2020	MODIFIED
		10-Nov-2020	MODIFIED