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.
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| Peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) on a termite mound in Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Eupsittula Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus petzii[1] = Psittacus canicularis Leiblin, 1832
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| Species | |
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Eupsittula nana | |
Taxonomy edit
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 |
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| peach-fronted parakeet
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Eupsittula aurea (Gmelin, 1788) |
eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname (Sipaliwini savanna).
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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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References edit
- ^ "Psittacidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Schirtzinger, E.E.; Ferraroni, A.; Silveira, L.F.; Wright, T.F. (2013). "DNA-sequence data require revision of the parrot genus Aratinga (Aves: Psittacidae)". Zootaxa. 3641 (3): 296–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.3.9. PMID 26287088.
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1853). "Notes sur les collections rapportées en 1853, par M. A. Delattre". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 37: 806–810 [807].
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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