Mountain Parakeet
Psilopsiagon aurifrons(Lesson, RP, 1831)
English (US) Mountain Parakeet
The Mountain Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aurifrons) 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
- Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Parakeet
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopsiagon aurifrons robertsi
- Psilopsiagon aurifrons aurifrons
- Psilopsiagon aurifrons margaritae
- Psilopsiagon aurifrons rubrirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus (Lathamus) aurifrons
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
- Type locality
- New Zealand, error = Peru.
- Original description
- Centurie zoologique, ou choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus (etc.) 2 p.63 pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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