Parrots (Psittacidae)
Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax) - HBW 4, p. 435
French: Conure cuivrée
German: Braunwangensittich
Spanish: Aratinga Pertinaz
Other common names: Brown-throated Conure, Caribbean Parakeet; Veragua's Parakeet (ocularis)
Taxonomy: Psittacus pertinax Linnaeus, 1758, Curaçao.
Forms a superspecies with A. cactorum. Considerable geographical variation reflected in number of subspecies recognized, although some differences are minor and very possibly clinal in nature. Disjunct form ocularis sometimes treated as separate species. Fourteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ocularis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1864) - Panama.
- aeruginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) - N Colombia to NW Venezuela.
- griseipecta Meyer de Schauensee, 1950 - Sinú Valley, NE Colombia.
- ocularis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1864) - Panama.
- aeruginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) - N Colombia to NW Venezuela.
- griseipecta Meyer de Schauensee, 1950 - Sinú Valley, NE Colombia.
- lehmanni Dugand, 1943 - E Colombia E possibly into W Venezuela.
- arubensis (Hartert, 1892) - Aruba (Netherlands Antilles).
- pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758) - Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles).
- xanthogenia (Bonaparte, 1850) - Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles).
- tortugensis (Cory, 1909) - I Tortuga (Venezuela).
- margaritensis (Cory, 1918) - I Margarita (Venezuela).
- venezuelae Zimmer & Phelps, 1951 - Venezuela except NW, possibly W, extreme NE & SE.
- surinama Zimmer & Phelps, 1951 - NE Venezuela and the Guianas.
- chrysophrys (Swainson, 1838) - SE Venezuela and adjacent Brazil.
- chrysogenys (Massena & Souancé, 1854) - R Negro, NW Brazil; possibly this form recently near Mamirauá Reserve on R Solimões.
- paraensis Sick, 1959 - R Tapajós and R Cururu, NC Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on seed pod in a tree, another flying away. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp surinama)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 13 February 2011 30 weeks ago 53 sec 4.3 -
Two calling birds in a tree. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp surinama)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 13 February 2011 30 weeks ago 38 sec 4 -
Two birds in a tree, not visible congeners are calling from the same tree. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp surinama)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 13 February 2011 30 weeks ago 15 sec 3.5 -
Pair of birds, perched on branch, showing some interaction; some calls Locality Aruba, Netherlands Antilles (ssp arubensis)
Joe Angseesing 25 December 2006 3 years ago 39 sec 3.5 -
Two birds perched in a tree Locality Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp ocularis)
Max Roth 31 January 2001 6 years ago 28 sec 3.4 -
A bird foraging in a tree Locality Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela (ssp aeruginosa)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 3 years ago 23 sec 3.1
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Brown-throated Parakeet resting over a cactus.
Locality La Tortuga Island, Venezuela (ssp tortugensis)
Alfredo Allais 12 December 2006 2 years ago 4.3 -
Two birds on a branch.
Locality Caño Colorado, Maturín, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp surinama)
Nick Athanas 28 October 2005 3 years ago 4 -
A perched adult with feathers ruffled.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp venezuelae)
philgunson 24 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Eating a green cherry
Locality Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 11 January 2009 1 year ago 3.6 -
Close-up of head and wings.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp venezuelae)
philgunson 31 May 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
in a guayaba tree
Locality Puerto López, Meta Department, Colombia (ssp lehmanni)
mauricio rueda 20 March 2011 46 weeks ago 3.3
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A single bird gives severall calls from a tree Locality Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
(ssp arubensis)
Joe Angseesing 25 December 2006 2 years ago 3.5
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