Maroon-tailed parakeet
| Maroon-tailed parakeet | |
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| Subspecies P. m. melanura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. melanura
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura melanura (Spix, 1824)
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The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 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)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura melanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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