Psittaciformes

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Parrots and Cockatoos

Scientific classification
| Kingdom:  | Animalia

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Phylum:  | Chordata

Class:  | Aves

Order:  | Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830
Family

Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
Psittacidae (parrots)

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.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ See for example: "parrot", Encyclopædia Britannica Online