Night parrot Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae Genus: Pezoporus Species: P. occidentalis Binomial name Pezoporus occidentalis (Gould, 1861) Historical (light red) and recent sightings with year (red dots) Synonyms Geopsittacus occidentalis