Table 1.
Measured PCR fragment lengths and control region status for each parrot species in the phylogeny.
| Measured fragment size (nucleotides) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scored by PCR | Control region status | 15 | 16 | Glu | ND6 |
| Agapornis canus | 1 | 1781 | 1394 | 708 | 141 |
| Agapornis roseicollis | 1 | 1912 | 1399 | 689 | 144 |
| Alisterus amboinensis | 1 | 1652 | 1253 | 488 | 141 |
| Amazona albifrons | 2 | 1042 | 756 | 609 | 501 |
| Amazona farinosa | 2 | 1134 | 769 | 618 | 137, 1943 |
| Amazona ochrocephala | 2 | 1109 | 779 | 637 | 1883 |
| Amazona viridigenalis | 2 | 1182 | 781 | 626 | 153, 508, 2146 |
| Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus | 1 | 1672 | 1316 | 645 | 148 |
| Aprosmictus erythropterus | UN | * | * | * | 144 |
| Ara ararauna | 1 | 1742 | 1344 | 627 | 147 |
| Ara macao | 1 | 1738 | 1302 | 685 | 152 |
| Aratinga canicularis | 1 | 1833 | 1357 | 648 | 152 |
| Aratinga finschi | 1 | 1658 | 1341 | 630 | 144 |
| Aratinga pertinax | 1 | 2121 | 1697 | 640 | 145 |
| Aratinga solstitialis | 1 | * | 1368 | 627 | 145 |
| Barnardius zonarius | 1 | 1963 | 1576 | 847 | 149 |
| Bolbopsittacus lunulatus | 1 | * | 1681 | 901 | 153 |
| Bolborhynchus lineola | 1 | 1580 | 1255 | 543 | 149 |
| Brotogeris chrysopterus | 1 | 1809 | 1376 | 667 | 149 |
| Brotogeris jugularis | 1 | 1717 | 1343 | 677 | 145 |
| Cacatua haematuropygia | 1 | 1627 | 1236 | 640 | 148 |
| Cacatua leadbeateri | 1 | 1722 | 1245 | 629 | 149 |
| Cacatua sulphurea | 1 | * | 1227 | 604 | 144 |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 1 | 1505 | 1198 | 606 | 148 |
| Calyptorhynchus banksii | 1 | 1543 | 1215 | 549 | 148 |
| Calyptorhynchus funereus | 1 | 1765 | 1320 | 553 | 150 |
| Chalcopsitta cardinalis | 2 | 990 | 656 | 602 | 1346 |
| Chalcopsitta duivenbodei | 2 | 943 | 602 | 680 | 144, 1387 |
| Charmosyna papou | 2 | * | 1049 | 625 | 141, 315, 1164 |
| Charmosyna placentis | 2 | 998 | 628 | 625 | 1383 |
| Coracopsis vasa | 1 | 1572 | 1237 | 562 | 143 |
| Cyanoliseus patagonus | 1 | 1805 | 1368 | 671 | 147 |
| Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae | 1 | 2047 | 1626 | 875 | 144 |
| Cyclopsitta diophthalma | 2 | * | 673 | 636 | 475 |
| Deroptyus accipitrinus | 2 | 1261 | 952 | 642 | 147, 2244 |
| Diopsittaca nobilis | 1 | * | 1294 | 631 | 155 |
| Eclectus roratus | 1 | 1658 | 1253 | 561 | 153 |
| Eolophus roseicapillus | 1 | 1621 | 1187 | * | 152 |
| Eos histrio | 2 | 1010 | 622 | 573 | 1465 |
| Eos reticulata | 2? | * | 627 | 575 | 145 |
| Eunymphicus cornutus | 1 | 1928 | 1583 | 861 | 150 |
| Forpus passerinus | 2 | 1200 | 810 | 670 | 138, 1813 |
| Forpus sclateri | 2 | 1234 | 650 | 672 | 2980 |
| Geoffroyus heteroclitus | 1 | * | 1498 | 781 | 152 |
| Glossopsitta porphyrocephala | 2 | 1088 | 720 | 687 | 1440 |
| Graydidascalus brachyurus | 2? | 1410 | 889 | 700 | 154 |
| Guarouba guarouba | UN | * | * | * | * |
| Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops | 2? | 1321 | 786 | 663 | 143 |
| Lathamus discolor | 1 | 1962 | 1577 | 840 | 147 |
| Leptosittaca branickii | 1 | 1726 | 1296 | 620 | 146 |
| Loriculus galgulus | 1 | 1571 | 1269 | 631 | 146 |
| Loriculus philippensis | 1 | 1598 | 1279 | 640 | 147 |
| Loriculus vernalis | 1 | 1636 | 1295 | 628 | 143 |
| Lorius albidinuchas | 2 | 998 | 640 | 618 | 1350 |
| Lorius lory | 2 | 984 | 645 | 580 | 1472 |
| Melopsittacus undulatus | 2 | 968 | 610 | 585 | 1612 |
| Micropsitta finschii | 1 | 1555 | 1180 | 502 | 149 |
| Micropsitta pusio | 1 | 1505 | 1142 | 479 | 142 |
| Myiopsitta monachus | 1 | 1639 | 1259 | 596 | 152 |
| Nandayus nenday | UN | * | * | * | * |
| Nannopsittaca panychlora | 1 | 1620 | 1254 | 556 | 151 |
| Neophema elegans | 1 | * | 1379 | 693 | 164 |
| Neophema pulchella | 1 | 1673 | 1288 | 640 | 160 |
| Neopsephotus bourkii | 1 | 1657 | 1313 | 628 | 154 |
| Neopsittacus musschenbroekii | 2 | 1004 | 640 | 584 | 1423 |
| Nestor notabilis | 1 | 1615 | 1264 | 596 | 156 |
| Northiella haematogaster | 1 | 1914 | 1322 | 592 | 147 |
| Nymphicus hollandicus | 1 | 1633 | 1200 | 591 | 146 |
| Orthopsittaca manilata | 1 | 1727 | 1363 | 640 | 152 |
| Pezoporus wallicus | 1 | 1900 | 1500 | 800 | 155 |
| Phigys solitarius | 2 | 1028 | 646 | 550 | 155, 1524 |
| Pionites melanocephala | 2? | * | 971 | 626 | 154 |
| Pyrilia caica | 2? | 1136 | 782 | 638 | 158 |
| Pyrilia vulturina | 2 | 982 | 615 | 600 | 166, 2223 |
| Pionus chalcopterus | 2 | 1150 | 781 | 614 | 157, 525, 2128 |
| Pionus menstruus | 2 | 1167 | 793 | 640 | 490 |
| Platycercus adscitus | 1 | 1919 | 1521 | 809 | 149 |
| Platycercus elegans | 1 | 1829 | 1449 | 771 | 148 |
| Poicephalus robustus | 2 | 1058 | 666 | 560 | 153, 1521, 1804 |
| Poicephalus senegalus | 2 | 978 | 639 | 531 | 1549 |
| Polytelis alexandrae | 1 | 1265 | 635 | 145 | |
| Primolius couloni | 1 | 1685 | 1313 | 630 | 147 |
| Prioniturus luconensis | 2 | 1231 | 761 | 500 | 145, 2328 |
| Prioniturus montanus | 2 | 1130 | 795 | 492 | 148 |
| Probosciger aterrimus | 1 | 1601 | 1244 | 594 | 144 |
| Prosopeia tabuensis | 1 | 1878 | 1465 | 758 | 148 |
| Psephotus chrysopterygius | 1 | 1872 | 1494 | 858 | 138 |
| Psephotus varius | 1 | 1924 | 1517 | 837 | 148 |
| Pseudeos fuscata | 2 | 988 | 619 | 578 | 1370 |
| Psilopsiagon aymara | 1 | 1555 | 1210 | 546 | 151 |
| Psittacella brehmii | 1 | 1640 | 1476 | 604 | 150 |
| Psittacula columboides | 1 | * | 1211 | 550 | 150 |
| Psittacula krameri | 1 | * | 1343 | 582 | 136 |
| Psittacula roseata | 1 | 1503 | 1198 | 492 | 144 |
| Psittaculirostris edwardsii | 2 | 817 | 620 | 586 | 391, 680 |
| Psittacus erithacus | 2 | 984 | 617 | 545 | 144, 1589 |
| Psitteuteles goldiei | 2 | 1341 | 638 | 599 | 1455 |
| Psittinus cyanurus | 1 | 1554 | 1192 | 486 | 132 |
| Psittrichas fulgidus | 2? | 1244 | 907 | 535 | 135 |
| Purpureicephalus spurius | 1 | 1893 | 1563 | 849 | 142 |
| Pyrrhura albipectus | 1 | 1712 | 1331 | 626 | 145 |
| Pyrrhura hoffmanni | 1 | 1563 | 1297 | 600 | 142 |
| Pyrrhura lepida | 1 | 1665 | 1306 | 640 | 136 |
| Pyrrhura picta | 1 | 1724 | 1310 | 622 | 154 |
| Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | UN | * | * | 638 | 137 |
| Tanygnathus lucionensis | 1 | 1585 | 1262 | 550 | 133 |
| Touit batavica | 1 | 1700 | 1200 | 500 | 137 |
| Touit purpurata | 1 | 1700 | 1100 | 500 | 148 |
| Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus | 2 | 842 | 664 | * | 143, 175, 772, 1501 |
| Trichoglossus haematodus | 2 | 1009 | 643 | 586 | 1491 |
| Vini australis | 2 | 1000 | 650 | 600 | 142. 1348 |
| Vini peruviana | 2 | 1000 | 650 | 600 | 1336 |
| N=112 | N=96 | N=108 | N=107 | N=110 | |
|
Scored from Sequences (BR) |
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| Cyanopsitta spixii | 1 | ||||
| Enicognathus leptorhynchus | 1 | ||||
| Guaruba guarouba | 1 | ||||
| Nandayus nenday | 1 | ||||
| Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | 1 | ||||
| Triclaria malachitacea | 2 | ||||
| N=6 | |||||
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Scored from GB Sequences or Literature |
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| Cyanoramphus auriceps | 1 | Boon 2000 | |||
| Strigops habroptilus | 1 | AY309456 | |||
| N=2 | |||||
*
fragment did not amplify.
UN = unscorable by PCR.
?
ambiguous by PCR.