Socorro parakeet
| Socorro parakeet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Psittacara |
| Species: | P. brevipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacara brevipes (Sclater, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Aratinga brevipes (Sclater, 1859) (Lawrence, 1871) | |
The Socorro parakeet (Psittacara brevipes) is a species of parrot endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. Some birders consider it to be a subspecies of the green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) based upon plumage variation, not genetic variation. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to feral sheep and predation by feral cats.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aratinga brevipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.