Cyanoliseus
| Cyanoliseus | |
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| Burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Cyanoliseus Bonaparte, 1854 |
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Cyanoliseus is a genus of parrot that contains a single living species, the burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus).
Two fossil species are known from the Pleistocene; [1] and , 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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