Aprosmictus
Genus of birds
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The genus Aprosmictus was introduced in 1842 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The type species was designated as the red-winged parrot by George Gray in 1846. The name is from the Ancient Greek απροσμικτος/aprosmiktos which means "unsociable" or "solitary".
The genus contains two species:
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