Aratinga vorohuensis

Aratinga vorohuensis
Temporal range: Late Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species: A. vorohuensis
Binomial name
Aratinga vorohuensis
Tonni & Noriega, 1996

Aratinga vorohuensis is a prehistoric relative of the nanday parakeet described from Late Pliocene fossils found in Argentina.[1]

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