Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii(Deville, É, 1851)
English (US) Dusky-headed Parakeet
The Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: southeastern Colombia to northern Bolivia and adjacent western Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aratinga weddellii
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky-headed Parakeet
- Described by
- (Deville, É, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Conurus Weddellii
- Described by
- (Deville, É, 1851)
- Type locality
- Pebas, upper Amazon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 3 p.209
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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