Andean Parakeet
Bolborhynchus orbygnesius(de Souancé, C, 1856)
English (US) Andean Parakeet
The Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius) 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: Andes of Peru and western BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bolborhynchus orbygnesius
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Parakeet
- Described by
- (de Souancé, C, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiopsitta Orbygnesia
- Described by
- (de Souancé, C, 1856)
- Type locality
- Bolivia i.e. Yungas, ex Icon. Perr., text to pi. 24.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 8 p.63,64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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