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Paurit

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Paurits
Temporal range: EoceneHolocene 50–0 Ma
KakapoAustralie ringneckBlue-an-yellae macawKeaLesser vasa pauritPaum cockatoo
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Aves
Clade: Psittacopasserae
Order: Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830
Superfaimilies

Cacatuoidea (cockatoos)
Psittacoidea (true parrots)
Strigopoidea (New Zealand paurits)

Range o paurits, aw speshies (reid)

Paurits or papingaes, kent as psittacines an aa,[1][2] are birds o the aboot 372 species in 86 genera that mak up the order Psittaciformes,[3] foond in maist tropical an subtropical regions.

References

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  1. "Psittacine". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2000. Archived frae the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  2. "Psittacine". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster, Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  3. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.013)". www.zoonomen.net. 29 December 2008.