Plate XLIV. a. Pezoporus formosa, Ground Parrakeet. b. Geopsittacus occidentalis, Western Ground Parrakeet
Date 1890
Author Broinowski, Gracius J. (Gracius Joseph Broinowski)
Full title The birds of Australia,
Page numbers Plate XLIV, Pezoporus, Geopsittacus
BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43624716

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a. Pezoporus formosa (Ground Parrakeet) = Pezoporus wallicus (Ground parrot, Ground Parakeet)
The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is native to Australia. It is one of only five ground-dwelling parrots in the world. The bird is generally green in color with black and yellow markings, and has a narrow orange-red band on its forehead. It is about 30 cm long and has a greyish-brown bill, cere, and feet. The IOC World Bird List currently recognises three subspecies; the eastern ground parrot (subsp. wallicus), the western ground parrot or Kyloring (subsp. flaviventris) and the Tasmanian ground parrot. (subsp. leachi).
Order: Psittaciformes > Family: Psittaculidae > Genus: Pezoporus > Species: Pezoporus wallicus


b. Geopsittacus occidentalis (Western Ground Parrakeet) = Pezoporus occidentalis (night parrot, nocturnal ground parakeet)
The night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis), also known as the porcupine parrot, nocturnal ground parakeet, midnight cockatoo, solitaire, spinifex parrot, and night parakeet, is a small, nocturnal, and terrestrial parrot species that is endemic to the continent of Australia. The night parrot is one of the most elusive and mysterious birds in the world, with no confirmed sightings of the bird between 1912 and 1979, leading to speculation that it was extinct. Sightings since 1979 have been extremely rare and the bird’s population size is unknown, though based on the paucity of records it is thought to number between 50 and 249 mature individuals.
Order: Psittaciformes > Family: Psittaculidae > Genus: Pezoporus > Species: Pezoporus occidentalis