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What is the taxonomic classification of parrots?

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Parrots are classified taxonomically in Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Aves, and Order Psittaciformes.

There are many different genera of parrot.
  • In the order Psittaciformes, there are 86 different genera.
  • The family Nestoridae, (parrots of New Zealand) has two genera, Nestor (the famous alpine Kea parrots) and Strigops (the fat, flightless Kakapo parrot).
  • Family Cacatuidae, cockatoos and cockatiels, has 7 genera.
  • Family Psittacidae, also known as the "true parrots" contains the rest of the genera.
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