Psittaciformes: Difference between revisions

Parrots and Cockatoos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Aves;
Order:	Psittaciformes; Wagler, 1830
Family
	Cacatuidae (cockatoos); Psittacidae (parrots)

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The order Psittaciformes includes the parrots and the cockatoos. This is reflected in the subdivision within this order as it contains two families, the Psittacidae or parrot family^[1] and the Cacatuidae or Cockatoo family.

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 {{Taxobox
 | color = pink
-| name = Parrots
+| name = Parrots and Cockatoos
 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 | phylum = [[Chordata]]
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 | subdivision_ranks = Family
 | subdivision =
-[[Cacatuidae]] (cockatoos)<br/>
+[[Cacatuidae]] ([[cockatoos]])<br/>
-[[Psittacidae]] (true parrots)
+[[Psittacidae]] ([[parrots]])
 }}
-The [[bird]] species in [[biological order|order]] '''Psittaciformes''' combine two closely related  [[biological family|families]], the [[Psittacidae]] or [[parrot]] family<ref>See for example: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058559/parrot</ref> and the [[Cacatuidae]] or [[Cockatoo]] family.
+The [[biological order|order]] '''Psittaciformes''' includes the [[parrot]]s and the [[cockatoo]]s. This is reflected in the subdivision within this order as it contains two [[biological family|families]], the [[Psittacidae]] or [[parrot]] family<ref>See for example: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058559/parrot</ref> and the [[Cacatuidae]] or [[Cockatoo]] family.
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