Maroon-tailed parakeet

Maroon-tailed parakeet
Subspecies P. m. berlepschi (in front)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Pyrrhura
Species: P. melanura
Binomial name
Pyrrhura melanura
(Spix, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhura berlepschi

The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 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

  1. 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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