Red-throated parakeet

The red-throated parakeet (Psittacara rubritorquis), also called red-throated conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the green parakeet.

Head and neck

Red-throated parakeet
At a nature reserve near Copan, Honduras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacara
Species:
P. rubritorquis
Binomial name
Psittacara rubritorquis
(Sclater, 1887)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Psittacara rubritorquis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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