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]]
 | classis = [[Aves]]
 | ordo = '''Psittaciformes'''
-| ordo_authority = [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], [[1830]]
+| ordo_authority = [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830
 | subdivision_ranks = Family
 | subdivision =
 [[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 [[Psittacidae|parrots]] and the [[Cacatuidae|cockatoos]]. 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"], [http://www.britannica.com/ Encyclopædia Britannica Online]</ref> and the [[Cacatuidae]] or [[cockatoo family]].
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