Editing Psittacus (section)

==Taxonomy==
The [[genus]] ''Psittacus'' was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist [[Carl Linnaeus]] in the [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|tenth edition]] of his ''[[Systema Naturae]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last=Linnaeus | first=Carl | author-link=Carl Linnaeus | year=1758 | title= Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis | volume=1 | edition=10th | page=96 | publisher=Laurentii Salvii | location=Holmiae (Stockholm) | language=Latin | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727003 }}</ref> The genus name is [[Latin]] for "parrot".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=332 }}</ref> Linnaeus included all 37 of the then-known parrots in the genus and of these [[George Robert Gray]] designated the [[grey parrot]] (''Psittacus erithacus'') as the [[type species]].<ref>{{ cite book | last=Gray | first=George Robert | author-link=George Robert Gray | year=1840 | title=A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus | location=London | publisher=R. and J.E. Taylor | page=52 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13668969 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor-last=Peters | editor-first=James Lee | editor-link=James L. Peters | year=1937 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=3 | publisher=Harvard University Press | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts  | page=229 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14477944 }}</ref>

===Species===
The genus now contains only two species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2021 | title=Parrots, cockatoos | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/parrots/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=9 August 2021 }}</ref>
{{Species table |genus= Psittacus  |authority-name=[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] |authority-year=[[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]] |species-count=two|no-note=y|narrow-percent=75}}

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|name=Grey parrot, Congo grey parrot, African grey parrot, Congo African grey parrot|binomial=[[Psittacus erithacus]]
|image=File:African Grey Parrot RWD2.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Linnaeus |authority-year=1758 |authority-not-original=
|range= The islands of [[Príncipe]] and [[Bioko]], and is distributed from southeastern [[Ivory Coast]] to western [[Kenya]], northwest [[Tanzania]], southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC), and northern [[Angola]]. 
|range-image=File:Psittacus erithacus range.png
|range-image-size=180px
|size=This is the nominate species, larger than the Timneh at about {{convert|33|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, with light-grey feathers, cherry-red tails, and an all-black beak.<ref name="Forshaw78">Forshaw & Cooper (1978).</ref> Immature birds of this species have tails with a darker, duller red towards the tip (Juniper and Parr 1999) until their first moult, which occurs by 18 months of age. These birds also initially have grey [[iris (anatomy)|iris]]es, which change to a pale yellow color by the time the bird is a year old. In aviculture, it is often called a "CAG".
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|name=Timneh parrot, Timneh African grey parrot |binomial=[[Psittacus timneh]]
|image=File:Psittacus erithacus timneh - standing on cage.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Fraser |authority-year=1844 |authority-not-original=
|range= Endemic to the western parts of the moist Upper Guinea forests and bordering savannas of West Africa from [[Guinea-Bissau]], Sierra Leone, and southern [[Mali]] east to at least {{convert|70|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the [[Bandama River]] in [[Ivory Coast]].
|range-image=File:Timnehdist.gif
|range-image-size=180px
|size= The Timneh parrot is slightly smaller in size than the Congo grey parrot, but intelligence and talking ability remain comparable. They can range from about 22–28&nbsp;cm in total length, and are considered a medium size parrot. The Timneh has a darker charcoal grey coloring, a darker maroon tail, and a light, horn-coloured area to part of the upper mandible. It is often called a "TAG". As pets, Timnehs usually begin learning to speak earlier than greys as they mature slightly earlier. The Timneh also has a reputation of being less nervous around strangers and novel situations than the grey, but whether this is true or not is still debated. In 2012, BirdLife International gave the Timneh parrot full species status<ref>{{cite web|title=Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) has been split into Grey Parrot (P. erithacus) and Timneh Grey Parrot (P. timneh): are both eligible for uplisting?|url=http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2011/06/grey-parrot-psittacus-erithacus-has-been-split-into-grey-parrot-p-erithacus-and-timneh-grey-parrot-p-timneh-are-both-eligible-for-uplisting/|publisher=BirdLife International (2011)|access-date=18 June 2012|date=12 June 2011}}</ref> and it was classified as [[vulnerable species|vulnerable]].<ref name="Recently recategorised species">{{cite web|title=Recently recategorised species|url=http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html|publisher=BirdLife International (2012)|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
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|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| ''P. t. timneh'' [[Louis Fraser|Fraser]], 1844 
| ''P. t. princeps'' [[Boyd Alexander|Alexander]], 1909
}}
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Some aviculturalists recognize third and fourth species, but these are not distinguishable in scientific studies.<ref name="wingscentral1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wingscentral.org/aps/Grey7.aspx|title=An Introduction and Overview of the African Species|access-date=26 November 2007|publisher=Wings Computer Consulting Inc.|year=2006|author=Jean Pattison|work=Wings Central|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028182731/http://www.wingscentral.org/aps/Grey7.aspx|archive-date=28 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>