Genus: Aratinga
Description
Long-tailed smaller parrots with mostly green colors and distibuted in the Americas
Taxonomy
Aratinga is a genus in the Family Psittacidae. Recent resarch has shown it to be polyphyletic and a number of species were moved in other genera (Eupsittula, Thectocercus and Psittacara). Nanday Parakeet on the other hand is now included in this genus.
Aratinga pintoi was changed to Aratinga maculata according to international nomenclature rules.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. weddellii | Dusky-headed Parakeet | ||
| A. nenday | Nanday Parakeet | ||
| A. solstitialis | Sun Parakeet | ||
| A. maculata | Sulphur-breasted Parakeet | ||
| A. jandaya | Jandaya Parakeet | ||
| A. auricapillus | Golden-capped Parakeet | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing Carolina Parakeet and the fact that Aratinga is polyphyletic
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Aratinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Aratinga
Pages in category ‘Aratinga’
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
