Black-capped Parakeet
Pyrrhura rupicola(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Black-capped Parakeet
The Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) 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 rupicola
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Parakeet
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhura rupicola rupicola
- Pyrrhura rupicola sandiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Conurus rupicola
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.304
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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