The yellow-tailed parrot (Pionites xanthurus), also known as the central white-bellied parrot, is one of the four species in the genus Pionites of the family Psittacidae.[2] Pionites leucogaster (green-thighed parrot), Pionites xanthomerius (black-legged parrot), and Pionites xanthurus (yellow-tailed parrot) were previously lumped as Pionites leucogaster,[3][4] but recent morphological work suggests the species should be split into three.[5] The IOC World Bird List still considers it to be a subspecies of the white-bellied parrot (Pionites leucogaster xanthurus).[6] The species is rare in captivity in comparison to other taxa of the genus.
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