Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Pyrrhura melanura(Spix, JB, 1824)
English (US) Maroon-tailed Parakeet
The Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) 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 melanura
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhura melanura pacifica
- Pyrrhura melanura chapmani
- Pyrrhura melanura melanura
- Pyrrhura melanura souancei
- Pyrrhura melanura berlepschi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Aratinga melanurus
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
- Type locality
- Tabatinga, Rio Solimoes, Brazil.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.36 pl.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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