Maroon-tailed parakeet

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.

Maroon-tailed parakeet
Subspecies P. m. melanura
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

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)
Maroon-tailed Parakeet, P. m. berlepschi

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura melanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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