Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Psittacidae - Cockatoos, Parrots

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Nestorinae

Nestor Lesson, 1830

Strigopinae

Strigops (Gray, G. R., 1845)

Psittrichadinae

Psittrichas, Lesson 1831

Loriculinae

Loriculus, Blyth 1850

Micropsittinae

Micropsitta, Lesson 1831

Cacatuinae

Probosciger, Lesson, 1831

Calyptorhynchus, Desmarest, 1826

Callocephalon, Lesson, 1837

Eolophus, Bonaparte, 1854

Cacatua, Vieillot 1817

Nymphicus, Wagler, 1832

Chalcopsitta, Bonaparte, 1850

Eos, Wagler, 1832

Pseudeos, Peters, J. L., 1935

Trichoglossus, Vigors and Horsfield, 1827

Psitteuteles, Bonaparte, 1854

Lorius, Vigors, 1825

Phigys, Gray, G. R., 1825

Vini, Lesson, 1831

Glossopsitta, Bonaparte, 1854

Charmosyna, Wagler, 1832

Oreopsittacus Salvadori, 1877

Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875

Psittacinae

Prosopeia, Bonaparte, 1954

Eunymphicus Peters, J. L., 1937

Cyanoramphus Bonaparte, 1954

Purpureicephalus Bonaparte, 1854

Barnardius Bonaparte, 1954

Platycercus Vigors, 1825

Northiella Mathews, 1912

Psephotus Gould, 1854

Neopsephotus Mathews, 1912

Neophema Salvadori, 1891

Lathamus Lesson, 1830

Melopsittacus Gould, 1840

Pezoporus Illiger, 1811

Psittacella Schlegel, 1873

Psittinus Blyth, 1842

Geoffroyus Bona[arte, 1850

Prioniturus Wagler, 1832

Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832

Eclectus Wagler, 1832

Alisterus Mathews, 1911

Aprosmictus Gould, 1843

Polytelis Wagler, 1842

Mascarinus Lesson, 1830

Psittacula Cuvrier, 1800

Agapornis Seldy, 1836

Coracopsis Wagler, 1832

Psittacus Linnaeus, 1758

Poicephalus Swainson, 1837

Anodorhynchus Spix, 1824

Cyanopsitta Bonaparte, 1854

Ara Lacépède, 1799

Orthopsittaca Ridgeway, 1912

Primolius Bonaparte, 1857

Diopsittaca Ridgway, 1912

Rhynchopsitta Bonaparte, 1854

Ognorhynchus Bonaparte, 1857

Guarouba Lesson, 1831

Aratinga Spix, 1824

Nandayus Bonaparte, 1854

Leptosittaca Berlepsch and Stolzman, 1894

Conuropsis Salvadori, 1891

Cyanoliseus Bonaparte, 1854

Pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1856

Enicognathus Gray, G. R., 1840

Myiopsitta Bonaparte, 1854

Psilopsiagon Ridgway, 1912

Bolborhynchus Bonaparte, 1857

Forpus Boie, 1858

Brotogeris Vigors, 1825

Nannopsittaca Ridgway, 1912

Touit Gray, G. R., 1855

Pionites Heine, 1890

Pionopsitta Bonaparte, 1854

Hapalopsittaca Ridgway, 1912

Graydidascalus Bonaparte, 1854

Pionus Wagler, 1832

Amazona Lesson, 1830

Deroptyus Wagler, 1832

Triclaria Wagler, 1832

Cyclopsitta Reichenbach, 1850

Psittaculirostris Gray, J. E, and Gray, G. R., 1850

Bolbopsittacus Salvadori, 1831



Last revised:    23 February, 2004

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