Psittacara | |
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Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys), feral birds in a tree in California, United States | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Tribe: | Arini |
Genus: | Psittacara Vigors, 1825 |
Type species | |
Psittacus gujanensis [1] Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
Species | |
See text. |
Psittacara is a genus of parakeets in the tribe Arini. Species of the genus are found in Central and South America, the Caribbean and one species reaching the southern United States. Until 2013, all the species were placed in the genus Aratinga . Many of the Psittacara species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.
The members of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Aratinga . Molecular phylogenetic studies had found that Aratinga was non-monophyletic so in order to create monophylectic genera James Van Remsen Jr. and collaborators proposed in 2013 that Aratinga should be split and a group of species moved to the resurrected genus Psittacara. [2] The genus had been introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the white-eyed parakeet as the type species. [3] [4]
The genus contains 13 species including one which is now extinct: [5]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Green parakeet | Psittacara holochlorus (Sclater, PL, 1859) | Mexico (Nuevo León and Tamaulipas south to Veracruz) | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Socorro parakeet | Psittacara brevipes (Lawrence, 1871) | Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico [9] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | |
Red-throated parakeet | Psittacara rubritorquis (Sclater, PL, 1887) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. [10] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Pacific parakeet | Psittacara strenuus (Ridgway, 1915) | southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. [6] [8] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | |
Scarlet-fronted parakeet | Psittacara wagleri (GR Gray, 1845) Two subspecies [11]
| Colombia and Venezuela. [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
Cordilleran parakeet | Psittacara frontatus (Cabanis, 1846) | Eucador's Loja Province and south through most of western Peru [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
Mitred parakeet | Psittacara mitratus (Tschudi, 1844) | Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Red-masked parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys Lesson, 1844 | Ecuador and Peru. [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
Finsch's parakeet | Psittacara finschi (Salvin, 1871) | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
White-eyed parakeet | Psittacara leucophthalmus (Müller, PLS, 1776) Three subspecies [14]
| Trindad and from eastern Venezuela east through the Guianas and south through Brazil into Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Cuban parakeet | Psittacara euops (Wagler, 1832) | Cuba [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
Hispaniolan parakeet | Psittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856 | Dominican Republic and Haiti [6] | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
† Puerto Rican parakeet | Psittacara maugei (Souancé, 1856) | Mona Island | Size: Habitat: Diet: seeds, fruits, nuts and berries. [16] | EX |
The sulphur-breasted parakeet, or sulphur-breasted conure is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil and Suriname. It resembles the closely related sun parakeet.
The Pacific parakeet, known as Pacific conure or Nicaraguan green conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The green parakeet, green conure or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot. As defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), it is native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley..
The cliff parakeet is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Aratinga is a genus of South American conures. Most are predominantly green, although a few are predominantly yellow or orange. They are social and commonly seen in groups in the wild. In Brazil, the popular name of several species usually is jandaia, sometimes written as jandaya in the scientific form.
The white-eyed parakeet, known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad.
The Yucatan amazon, also known as the yellow-lored amazon, Yucatan parrot or yellow-lored parrot is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
The Socorro parakeet, known in aviculture as the Socorro green conure or Socorro conure, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
The Hispaniolan parakeet is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In the former country it is called "perico" and in the latter "perruche".
Finsch's parakeet, also known as the crimson-fronted parakeet and in aviculture as Finsch's conure, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The mitred parakeet, also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It has been introduced to Uruguay and is established there. There are also substantial populations in the US states of California and Florida and smaller numbers in Hawaii.
The olive-throated parakeet, also known as the olive-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica and in Jamaica; it has been introduced to the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola.
The red-throated parakeet, called red-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The scarlet-fronted parakeet, known in aviculture as the scarlet-fronted conure,red-fronted conure, or Wagler's conure, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
The saffron-headed parrot is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
The Cuban parakeet is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the island of Cuba.
The white-capped parrot or white-capped pionus is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The yellow-tailed parrot, also known as the central white-bellied parrot, is a bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Brazil. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy treat the yellow-tailed parrot as a subspecies of the white-bellied parrot. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) considers it a full species. It is rare in captivity in comparison to other taxa of the genus.
The Tres Marías amazon is a subspecies of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the Islas Marías off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The cordilleran parakeet is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.