Pezoporus
The genus Pezoporus contains three Australian species: the night parrot and the cryptic ground parrots, the eastern ground parrot and the western ground parrot. The night parrot was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus. The genus is part of the tribe Pezoporini.
Species list
- Genus Pezoporus
| Pezoporus | Pezoporus | Pezoporus | Pezoporus |
| Common name Status | Image | Description | Range and habitat |
| Night parrot Endangered | About 22–25 cm long. Predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. | Interior of Australia, recent sightings from Diamantina National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia and Cloncurry, Queensland. | |
| Eastern ground parrot Least Concern | About 30 cm long. Generally green plumage, with black and yellow marking. Narrow orange-red band to forehead. Underside of flight-feathers with pale yellow wing-stripe. Bill, cere and feet greyish brown. | Coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania | |
| Western ground parrot Endangered | Coastal regions of south-western Australia. Only around 110 individuals remain of this species, restricted to Cape Arid and Fitzgerald River National Parks along the southern coast. |