Maroon-tailed parakeet
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| Subspecies P. m. berlepschi (in front) | |
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| Species: | P. melanura
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| Pyrrhura melanura (Spix, 1824)
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The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Subspecies
- P. m. berlepschi Salvadori, 1891
- P. m. chapmani Bond & de Schauensee, 1940
- P. m. melanura (Spix, 1824)
- P. m. pacifica Chapman, 1915
- P. m. souancei (J. Verreaux, 1858)
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