Psittacara

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Psittacara
Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys),
feral birds in a tree in California, USA.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Arinae
Tribe: Arini
Genus: Psittacara
Vigors, 1825
Species

Psittacara holochlorus
Psittacara strenuus
Psittacara wagleri
Psittacara mitratus
Psittacara erythrogenys
Psittacara finschi
Psittacara leucophthalmus
Psittacara euops
Psittacara chloropterus

Psittacara is a genus of South and Middle American parakeets in the tribe Arini. Until 2013, all the species were believed to belong to the genus Aratinga.[1] Many of the Psittacara species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.

Species

  • Psittacara holochlorus (Sclater, 1859) - Green Parakeet
  • Psittacara strenuus (Ridgway, 1915) - Pacific Parakeet
  • Psittacara wagleri (G.R. Gray, 1845) - Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
  • Psittacara mitratus (von Tschudi, 1844) - Mitred Parakeet
  • Psittacara erythrogenys Lesson, 1844 - Red-masked Parakeet
  • Psittacara finschi (Salvin, 1871) - Crimson-fronted Parakeet
  • Psittacara leucophthalmus (Statius Muller, 1776) - White-eyed Parakeet
  • Psittacara euops (Wagler, 1832) - Cuban Parakeet
  • Psittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856 - Hispaniolan Parakeet

References

  1. ↑ Remsen, Jr., J.V.; Schirtzinger, E.E.; Ferraroni, Anna; Silveira, Luís Fábio; & Wright, Timothy F. (24 April 2013). DNA-sequence data require revision of the parrot genus Aratinga (Aves: Psittacidae). Zootaxa 3641(3): 296–300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.3.9
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