In a recent molecular study, genus Rhynchopsitta was placed in a large clade including all of tribe Arini and a few other genera; its closest relatives were similar in size to the parakeets in Enicognathus, Pyrrhura, Pionites, and Deroptyus genera of the clade.
In a recent molecular study, genus Rhynchopsitta was categorized into a large group that included all members of tribe Arini and several other genera; its closest relatives were comparable in size to the parakeets from Enicognathus, Pyrrhura, Pionites, and Deroptyus.