Psittaciformes

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Cacatua leadbeateri

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Psittaciformes
Familiae: Cacatuidae - Nestoridae  - Psittacidae

[edit] Name

Psittaciformes Wagler, 1830

[edit] Characteristics

The order Psittaciformes consists of birds with zygodactyl feet, flexible upper mandible, hooked beak and stocky build. Natural distribution limited to tropical and sub-tropical climates but introduced in some areas.

[edit] Vernacular names

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