User blog:StaraptorEmpoleon/Parrot classification

Psittaciformes
There are three families:
 * Psittacidae, the true parrots
 * Cacatuidae, the cockatoos
 * Strigopidae, the New Zealand parrots.

Cacatuidae
The cockatoos.

Example: Cockatiel.

Calyptorhynchinae
The "black cockatoos".

Example: Red-tailed black-cockatoo.

Cacatuinae
The "white cockatoos" (?).

Example: Major Mitchell's cockatoo.

Microglossinae
Only includes the palm cockatoo.

Nymphicinae
Only includes the cockatiel. Sometimes considered to be related to the "black cockatoos".

Strigopidae
The New Zealand parrots.

Example: Kea.

It is further divided into:

Nestorini
The parrots in the genus Nestor.

Example: Kaka.

Strigopini
Only includes the kakapo.

Psittacidae
The "true parrots".

Example: Hyacinth macaw.

Loriinae
The lories and lorikeets.

Example: Violet lorikeet.

Psittacinae
All other parrots except the lories and lorikeets.

Psittrichadini
The only species that's in this tribe is the Pesquet's parrot.

Micropsittini
Includes the pygmy parrots.

Example: Buff-faced pygmy parrot.

Cyclopsitticini
The fig-parrots.

Example: Orange-breasted fig-parrot.

Platycercini
The "broad-tailed parrots".

Example: Eastern rosella

Psittaculini
"Asian parrots" (?).

Example: Electus parrot.

Psittacini
"Old World parrots" (?)

Example: Senegal parrot.

Arini
Neotropical parrots.

Example: Red-fan parrot.