Cordilleran Parakeet
Psittacara frontatus(Cabanis, JL, 1846)
English (US) Cordilleran Parakeet
The Cordilleran Parakeet (Psittacara frontatus) 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
- Psittacara frontatus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Cordilleran Parakeet
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psittacara frontatus frontatus
- Psittacara frontatus minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Conurus frontatus
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1846)
- Type locality
- Western slopes of the Cordilleras of Peru.
- Original description
- Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana Orn. p.272,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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