Hapalopsittaca is a genus of Neotropical parrot native to the Andes of South America.
Hapalopsittaca | |
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Red-faced parrot (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Subfamily: | Arinae |
Genus: | Hapalopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 |
Type species | |
Psittacus amazoninus[1] Des Murs, 1845
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Species | |
see text |
Species
editIt contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Hapalopsittaca amazonina | Rusty-faced parrot | Colombia and Venezuela | |
Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops | Red-faced parrot | Ecuador and Peru. | |
Hapalopsittaca fuertesi | Fuertes's parrot | Central Andes of Colombia. | |
Hapalopsittaca melanotis | Black-winged parrot | Peru |
The rusty-faced parrot, red-faced parrot and Fuertes's parrot form a superspecies complex, and have at various
times been considered conspecific.
References
edit- ^ "Psittacidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.