Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
     Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
       Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
         Order Psittaciformes Wagler, 1830 - parrots
           Family Psittacidae Illiger, 1811 - cockatoos and parrots
             Subfamily Psittacinae Illiger, 1811 - typical parrots
               Genus Poicephalus Swainson, 1837
                 Poicephalus crassus (Sharpe, 1884) - Niam-Niam parrot
                 Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (Peters, 1854) - brown-headed parrot
                 Poicephalus flavifrons (Rüppell, 1842) - yellow-fronted parrot
                 Poicephalus gulielmi (Jardine, 1849) - red-fronted parrot
                 Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827) - Meyer's parrot
                 Poicephalus robustus (Gmelin, 1788) - brown-necked parrot
                 Poicephalus rueppellii (Gray, 1849) - Rueppell's parrot
                 Poicephalus rufiventris (Rüppell, 1842) - red-bellied parrot
                 Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Senegal parrot