Pearly Parakeet
Pyrrhura lepida(Wagler, JG, 1832)
English (US) Pearly Parakeet
The Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) 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 lepida
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Pearly Parakeet
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhura lepida lepida
- Pyrrhura lepida anerythra
- Pyrrhura lepida coerulescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sittace lepida
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1832)
- Original description
- Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1 p.643
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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