Red-throated parakeet
| Red-throated parakeet | |
|---|---|
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| At a nature reserve near Copan, Honduras | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Psittacara |
| Species: | P. rubritorquis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacara rubritorquis (Sclater, 1887) | |
The red-throated parakeet (Psittacara rubritorquis), also called red-throated conure, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the green parakeet.
Head and neck
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aratinga rubritorquis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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