Tui Parakeet
Brotogeris sanctithomae(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Tui Parakeet
The Tui Parakeet (Brotogeris sanctithomae) 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.
- Scientific name
- Brotogeris sanctithomae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tui Parakeet
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Brotogeris sanctithomae sanctithomae
- Brotogeris sanctithomae takatsukasae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus St. Thoma
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Island of St. Thomas, ex Buffon, i.e. Daubenton, PI. enlum. pi. 456, f. 1, 'Brazilian Amazons' substituted by Hellmayr, Nov. Zool., 14, 1907, p. 88.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.81
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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