The genus Northiella is named after the Australian ornithologist Alfred John North. It includes two species of small Australian parrots; the Naretha Bluebonnet is smaller than the Eastern Bluebonnet.
They were previously included in the genus Psephotus but were reclassified in 1994 to Northiella.
Northiella haematogaster
Eastern Bluebonnet
Northiella narethae
Naretha Bluebonnet