Cyanoliseus

Cyanoliseus is a genus of parrot that contains a single living species, the burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus).

Cyanoliseus
Burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Tribe: Arini
Genus: Cyanoliseus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species

Two fossil species are known from the Pleistocene: Cyanoliseus patagonopsis[1] and Cyanoliseus ensenadensis, which was formerly placed in Pionus.[2] Both fossils have been found in Argentina and are among the few extinct prehistoric representatives of extant parrot genera.

References
  1. Hospitaleche, C.A.; Tambussi, C.P. (2006). "Cyanoliseus patagonopsis nov. sp. (Aves, Psittaciformes) del Pleistoceno de Punta Hermengo, provincia de Buenos Aires". Ameghiniana. 43 (1): 249–253.
  2. Tonni, E.P. (2013). "CYANOLISEUS ENSENADENSIS (CATTOI) NOV. COMB (AVES, PSITTACIFORMES) DEL PLEISTOCENO MEDIO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES". Ameghiniana. 9 (2): 145–148.


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