Maroon-tailed parakeet
| Maroon-tailed parakeet | |
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| Subspecies P. m. berlepschi (in front) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura melanura (Spix, 1824) | |
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The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Subspecies
- P. m. berlepschi Salvadori, 1891
- P. m. chapmani Bond & de Schauensee, 1940
- P. m. melanura (Spix, 1824)
- P. m. pacifica Chapman, 1915
- P. m. souancei (J. Verreaux, 1858)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura melanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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