Grey-hooded Parakeet

Psilopsiagon aymara(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)

English (US) Gray-hooded Parakeet

UK name: Grey-hooded Parakeet

The Grey-hooded Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aymara) 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 Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and northern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name: Psilopsiagon aymara
Family: Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
Order: Psittaciformes
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
English (US): Gray-hooded Parakeet
English (UK): Grey-hooded Parakeet
Described by: (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)

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Taxonomic history

First described as: Arara aymara
Described by: (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
Type locality: Quebrada de Palca, Tacna, Chile, error = Sicasica, south of La Paz, Bolivia.
Original description: Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la République Orientale de l'Uruguay, la République Argentine, la Patagonie, la République du Chili, la République de Bolivia, la République du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833 2 p.376,note1

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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