Caatinga parakeet

Caatinga parakeet
In Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	Eupsittula
Species:	E. cactorum
Binomial name
Eupsittula cactorum (Kuhl, 1820)

The Caatinga parakeet (Eupsittula cactorum) or cactus parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Caatinga region in north-eastern Brazil.

The Caatinga Parakeet, also known as the Cactus Conure is a parakeet that is found in the regions of Cerrado and Caatinga regions. Due to the environment that the Caatinga Parakeet live in their diet mainly consists of dryland vegetation of the regions of Caatinga. These Parakeets are often sold as pets in markets or are illegally traded across the countries and in the regions.

Further reading

• Oliveira, Maria Madalena S.; Araújo, Nayone L.L.C.; Raposo, Ana Cláudia S.; Torezani, Josiano C.; Menezes, Íris Daniela S.; Oriá, Arianne P. (27 February 2019). "Reference Values for Selected Ophthalmic Diagnostic Tests in the Caatinga Parakeet (Eupsittula Cactorum) and Yellow-Chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris Chiriri)". Avian Biology Research. 10 (4): 211–217. doi:10.3184/175815617X14951979279286. S2CID 90782607.
• Martins, Bruno Araujo; Rodrigues, Giovanna Soares Romeiro; de Araújo, Carlos Barros (April 2018). "Vocal dialects and their implications for bird reintroductions". Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 16 (2): 83–89. doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2018.03.005.
• de Oliveira, Wallisson Sylas Luna; de Faria Lopes, Sérgio; Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega (11 June 2018). "Understanding the motivations for keeping wild birds in the semi-arid region of Brazil". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 14 (1): 41. doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0243-6. PMC 5996533. PMID 29891010.

External links

• World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
• Cactus parakeet: Photos, sounds from The Birds of the Interior of Ceará, Brazil