Parrots (Psittacidae)

Cactus Parakeet (Aratinga cactorum) - HBW 4, p. 436

French: Conure des cactus German: Kaktussittich Spanish: Aratinga Cactácea
Other common names: Cactus Conure, Caatinga Parakeet/Conure

Taxonomy: Psittacus cactorum Kuhl, 1820, south-eastern Brazil.
An arid-country representative of A. pertinax, possibly conspecific but probably better treated as forming a superspecies. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • caixana Spix, 1824 - NE Brazil.
  • cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) - CE Brazil.