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 | |
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| 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
- 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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