Khwenena
| Khwenena Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | †Khwenena |
| Species: | †K. leopoldinae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Khwenena leopoldinae Manegold, 2013 | |
Khwenena is an extinct genus of psittacid that lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Distribution
Khwenena leopoldinae is known from the Varswater Formation of South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ Manegold, Albrecht (January 2013). Rasmussen, Pamela (ed.). "Two new parrot species ( P sittaciformes) from the early P liocene of L angebaanweg, S outh A frica, and their palaeoecological implications". Ibis. 155 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1111/ibi.12009. ISSN 0019-1019. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.