Green Parakeet
Psittacara holochlorus(Sclater, PL, 1859)
English (US) Green Parakeet
The Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) 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 holochlorus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green Parakeet
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Psittacara holochlorus brewsteri
- Psittacara holochlorus holochlorus
- Psittacara holochlorus rubritorquis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Conurus holochlorus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1859)
- Type locality
- Jalapa, Vera Cruz.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.3, vol.4, no.21 p.224
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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