Bluebonnet (bird)
| Northiella | |
|---|---|
| Eastern bluebonnet | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: | Northiella Mathews, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Northiella haematogaster (Gould, 1838) | |
The term "bluebonnet" refers to the Northiella genus which is subdivided into two species of Australian parrots, these are the Eastern Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster; Gould, 1838) and the Naretha Bluebonnet (Northiella narethae; H.L. White, 1921). This genus is named in honour of Australian ornithologist Alfred John North.
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