| Aratinga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Psittacinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Aratinga Spix, 1824 |
The list of Aratinga parakeets summarises some of the key features of the Aratinga genus. The table does not include hypothetical extinct species, subspecies, and it may not include some species splits seen in some classifications. The Pacific Parakeet is not listed here as a separate species, as some consider it a subspecies of the Green Parakeet.[1] It has been suggested that the Mitred Parakeet is a cryptic species complex that includes two additional species, the Chapman's and Hocking's Parakeets.[2] Currently, most authorities do not recognize these and they are not included in the below list. For further information on these species, see the individual species' pages.
Aratinga are native to the mainland of America, Cuba, to some of the Caribbean Islands, and to various other islands. Some of the species have been introduced elsewhere.
Many of the Aratinga species are popular in aviculture. Many species are declining or becoming endangered in the wild, because of habitat loss, environment change, and trapping for the illegal trade in wild caught parrots.
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| Aratinga | |||
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| Common and binomial names[3] | Image | Description | Range |
| Blue-crowned Parakeet, Blue-crowned Conure, or Sharp-tailed Conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) |
37 cm (14.5 inches) long, mostly green, white eyerings, blueish coloring on the forehead, crown, cheeks. | South America, from eastern Colombia in the north to northern Argentina in the south[4][5] | |
| Green Parakeet (Aratinga holochlora)[1] |
32 cm (12 in) long, mostly green, with a yellow beak. | South America | |
| Socorro Parakeet (Aratinga (holochlora) brevipes)[1] |
31–33 cm (12–13 in) long. Green plumage. Yellowish beak. Bare eye rings brownish.[6] | Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico[7] | |
| Red-throated Parakeet or Red-throated Conure (Aratinga (holochlora) rubritorquis)[1] |
Dark green upper parts and light green lower parts, with a bone coloured beak. Orange over throat with scattered orange feathers extending around the sides of the neck. | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. | |
| Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga wagleri) |
Mostly green, with a bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red on top head and ala of wings. | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela[8][9] | |
| Mitred Parakeet or Mitred Conure (Aratinga mitrata) |
Mostly green, with a bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red on top head. | South America[10][11] | |
| Red-masked Parakeet or Cherry-headed Conure (Aratinga erythrogenys) |
33 cm (13 in) long. Mostly green including nape of neck. Bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red on top head. | South America[12][13] | |
| Crimson-fronted Parakeet Finsch's Conure or Finsch's Parakeet (Aratinga finschi) |
33 cm (13 in) long. Mostly green. Bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red forehead. | South America[14][15] | |
| White-eyed Parakeet or White-eyed Conure (Aratinga leucophthalma) |
32 cm (12 in) long. Mostly green. Bone coloured beak. Prominent white eyerings. Red shoulders and random flecks of red on the head and neck | South America[16][17] | |
| Cuban Parakeet (Aratinga euops) |
26 cm (10 in) long. Mostly green. Bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red shoulders and random red feathers on head and front. Yellowish under wings and tail.[18] | Cuba[19] | |
| Hispaniolan Parakeet (Aratinga chloroptera) |
30–33 cm (12–13 in) long. Mostly green. Bone coloured beak. White eyerings. Red carpal underwing feathers. Yellowish under wings and tail.[20] | Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Puerto Rico.[21] | |
| Sun Parakeet or Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis) |
30 cm (11 in) long. Mostly yellow, fading to orange over the head and belly. Yellow and green in the wing and tail feathers. Black beak. | South America[22][23] | |
| Jandaya Parakeet or Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya) |
Orange and yellow with green wings and back. Black beak. | Brazil[24][25] | |
| Golden-capped Parakeet (Aratinga auricapillus) |
30 (12 in) long. Mostly green. Black beak. Orange-red belly, red face fading to yellow over the crown.[26] | Brazil[27] | |
| Dusky-headed Parakeet Weddell's Conure or Dusky-headed Conure (Aratinga weddellii) |
25–28 cm (10–11 in). Mostly green. Black beak. A gray-brown head, a blue-tipped tail and remiges | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru[28][29] | |
| Olive-throated Parakeet (two subspecies/species) (Aratinga nana) |
Mostly green. Greyish beak darker on upper mandible. White eyerings. Broad olive/green throat, blue tips on wing feathers. | Belize, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama[30][31] | |
| Orange-fronted Parakeet Orange-fronted Conure or Half-moon Conure (Aratinga canicularis) |
22.5 cm (9 in) long. Mostly green. with yellower lower parts and olive tone over the throat. The wings have blue outer primaries and the pointed tail is tipped with blue. Blue crown, orange forehead, bare yellow eye-ring, yellow irises, and a bone coloured beak. | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico[32][33] | |
| Peach-fronted Parakeet or Peach-fronted Conure (Aratinga aurea) |
Mostly green. Black beak, peach coloured forehead, and yellow eyerings. Yellowish lower parts and darker green upperparts. Some blue in the wing feathers. | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname[34][35] | |
| Brown-throated Parakeet or St. Thomas Conure (Aratinga pertinax) |
Mostly green. Black/grey beak. Light green lower parts and dark green upperparts. Some blue in the wing feathers. Brown throat. Face colours depend on the subspecies. | Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela[36][37] | |
| Cactus Parakeet or Caatinga Parakeet (Aratinga cactorum) |
Mostly green. Light yellow/brown lower parts and dark green upperparts. White eyering and a pale beak. Some blue in the outer wing feathers. | Brazil[38][39] | |