Parrots (Psittacidae)

Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata) - HBW 4, p. 429

French: Conure à tête bleue German: Spitzschwanzsittich Spanish: Aratinga Cabeciazul
Other common names: Blue-crowned Conure

Taxonomy: Psittacus acuticaudatus Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay.
Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • koenigi Arndt, 1995 - NE Colombia and N Venezuela.
  • neoxena (Cory, 1909) - I Margarita (Venezuela).
  • haemorrhous Spix, 1824 - interior NE Brazil.

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  • koenigi Arndt, 1995 - NE Colombia and N Venezuela.
  • neoxena (Cory, 1909) - I Margarita (Venezuela).
  • haemorrhous Spix, 1824 - interior NE Brazil.
  • neumanni Blake & Traylor, 1947 - upland E Bolivia.
  • acuticaudata (Vieillot, 1818) - E Bolivia, Paraguay and SW & S Brazil to W Uruguay (extinct?) and N Argentina.