Parrots (Psittacidae)

Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax)

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.

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  • 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
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