Bluebonnet (bird)
| Northiella | |
|---|---|
| Eastern bluebonnet (N. haematogaster). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: | Northiella Mathews, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Northiella haematogaster (Gould, 1838) | |
Bluebonnets, as they are commonly referred to, are small species of parrots native to Australia and classed within the Northiella genus—the eastern bluebonnet (N. haematogaster Gould, 1838) and the Naretha bluebonnet (N. narethae H.L. White, 1921). The genus is named in honour of Australian ornithologist Alfred John North.