Eupsittula
Genus of birds
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Eupsittula is a genus of South and Middle American parakeets in the tribe Arini. Until 2013, all the species were believed to belong to the genus Aratinga.[2] Some of the Eupsittula species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.
| Eupsittula | |
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| Peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) on a termite mound in Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Eupsittula Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus petzii[1] = Psittacus canicularis Leiblin, 1832 | |
| Species | |
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Eupsittula nana | |
Taxonomy
The genus Eupsittula was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the orange-fronted parakeet as the type species.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "good" with the Modern Latin psittula meaning "little parrot".[5]
The genus contains five species.[6]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| peach-fronted parakeet
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Eupsittula aurea (Gmelin, 1788) |
eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname (Sipaliwini savanna). |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Caatinga parakeet, or cactus parakeet
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Eupsittula cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) |
Caatinga region in north-eastern Brazil. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| orange-fronted parakeet, or half-moon conure
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Eupsittula canicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Three subspecies
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western Mexico to Costa Rica. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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| olive-throated parakeet
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Eupsittula nana (Vigors, 1830) Three subspecies
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Jamaica, Mexico, and Central America; introduced to the Dominican Republic |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| brown-throated parakeet, or St. Thomas conure
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Eupsittula pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758) Fourteen subspecies
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Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, the ABC islands in the Netherlands Antilles, and northern Brazil (mainly the Rio Negro/Branco region) |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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