Austral Parakeet
Enicognathus ferrugineus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Austral Parakeet
The Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) 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
- Enicognathus ferrugineus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Austral Parakeet
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Enicognathus ferrugineus minor
- Enicognathus ferrugineus ferrugineus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus ferrugineus
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.75
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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