A molecular phylogeny of the genus Psittacula sensu lato (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae: Psittacula, Psittinus, Tanygnathus, † Mascarinus) with taxonomic implications Author Braun, Michael P. Author Datzmann, Thomas Author Arndt, Thomas Author Reinschmidt, Matthias Author Schnitker, Heinz Author Bahr, Norbert Author Sauer-Gürth, Hedwig Author Wink, Michael text Zootaxa 2019 2019-03-04 4563 3 547 562 journal article 28130 10.11646/zootaxa.4563.3.8 3d7c8af3-a377-4564-a87d-d5569030d5e2 1175-5326 2601472 3AD8034B-4872-4B01-991B-440A74C2DFF4 Palaeornis Vigors Type species: Psittacus eupatria Linnaeus fixed here according to Art. 70.3 of the Code ( ICZN 1999 ), misidentified in the original description by Vigors as Psittacus alexandri Linnaeus. Morphology/distribution: red shoulder patch; large size, long tail, very large bill; predominantly green colour; sexual dimorphism; males with broad neck collar and green-bluish head pattern, females without collar. Distribution: S Asia, Seychelles . This genus includes large species of the Psittacula s.l. clade and appears to be closely related to the morphologically similar Alexandrinus parakeets. The most basal taxon within this clade, according to the dataset used, is the extinct † P. wardi E. Newton from the Seychelles . The next taxon that splits off is P. e. magnirostris Ball from the Andaman Islands. The taxon P. e. siamensis Kloss from SE Asia is sister to P. eupatria from the southern Indian subcontinent.