Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes.
Xunto cos Psittacoidea (os verdadeiros papagaios) e os Strigopoidea (os grandes papagaios de Nova Zelandia), constitúen a orde Psittaciformes.