Brotogeris
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| Plain Parakeet | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Brotogeris Vigors, 1825 |
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Brotogeris is a genus of small parrots endemic to Central and South America. The closest relative is the Monk Parakeet.[1][2][3][4] They eat seeds and fruit.[5]
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[edit] Taxonomy
List of species of the genus:
- Plain Parakeet, Brotogeris tirica
- White-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris versicolurus (also called Canary-winged Parakeet)
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri
- Tui Parakeet, Brotogeris sanctithomae
- Grey-cheeked Parakeet, Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
- Orange-chinned Parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis (also called Tovi Parakeet)[5]
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Golden-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris chrysoptera
[edit] Phylogeny
The species of the genus Brotogeris form a monophyletic group[4] whose closest relative is the Monk Parakeet.[1][2][3][4] The species are positioned in two separate clades.
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[edit] Species photographs
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Plain Parakeet
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Grey-cheeked Parakeet
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Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
(Brotogeris chiriri) -
Orange-chinned Parakeet
(Brotogeris jugularis) -
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
(Brotogeris cyanoptera) -
Tui Parakeet
(Brotogeris sanctithomae)
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Tavares, E.S.; Baker, A.J., Pereira, S.L. & Miyaki, C.Y. (2006). "Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of Neotropical parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae: Arini) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences". Systematic Biology 55 (3): 454–470. doi:10.1080/10635150600697390. PMID 16861209.
- ^ a b Ribas, C.C.; Moyle, R.G., Miyaki, C.Y. & Cracraft, J. (2007a). "The assembly of montane biotas: linking Andean tectonics and climatic oscillations to independent regimes of diversification in Pionus parrots". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1624): 2399–2408. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.0613.
- ^ a b Wright, T.F.; Schirtzinger E. E., Matsumoto T., Eberhard J. R., Graves G. R., Sanchez J. J., Capelli S., Muller H., Scharpegge J., Chambers G. K. & Fleischer R. C. (2008). "A Multilocus Molecular Phylogeny of the Parrots (Psittaciformes): Support for a Gondwanan Origin during the Cretaceous". Mol Biol Evol 25 (10): 2141–2156. doi:10.1093/molbev/msn160. PMC 2727385. PMID 18653733. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2727385.
- ^ a b c Ribas, C. C.; Miyaki, C. Y.; Cracraft, J. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships, diversification and biogeography in Neotropical Brotogeris parakeets". Journal of Biogeography 36 (9): 1712–1729. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02131.x.
- ^ a b Alderton, David (2003). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Caged and Aviary Birds. London, England: Hermes House. pp. 196. ISBN 1-84309-164-X.
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