Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Pyrrhura egregia(Sclater, PL, 1881)
English (US) Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
The Fiery-shouldered Parakeet (Pyrrhura egregia) 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
- Pyrrhura egregia
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1881)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhura egregia egregia
- Pyrrhura egregia obscura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Conurus egregius
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1881)
- Type locality
- 'Supposed to be from Demerara.'
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.5, no.17 p.130 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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