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Psittacinae

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Afrotropical parrots
Jardine's parrot, (Poicephalus gulielmi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Psittacinae
Rafinesque, 1815
Genera

The Psittacinae is a subfamily in the parrot family. It contains the true parrots, parakeets and macaws, but not the lories, lorikeets and cockatoos.