Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Orange-fronted Parakeet
The Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis) 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
- Eupsittula canicularis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Eupsittula canicularis clarae
- Eupsittula canicularis eburnirostrum
- Eupsittula canicularis canicularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus canicularis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America = 'West Indies,' ex Edwards; northwestern Costa Rica designated as type locality by Bangs and Peters, 1928.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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