Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Hispaniolan Parakeet (Aratinga chloroptera)
French: Conure maîtresse
German: Haitisittich
Spanish: Aratinga de la Española
Other common names: Hispaniolan Conure
Taxonomy: Psittacara chloroptera Souancé, 1856, Santo Domingo.
Extremely close in appearance and size to A. leucophthalmus, and arguably conspecific, although possibly better regarded as a member of an enlarged A. leucophthalmus superspecies; may form a superspecies with A. euops. Race maugei of Mona I (off Puerto Rico) extinct. One extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chloroptera (Souancé, 1856) - Hispaniola.
- Vulnerable
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Three birds preening together on a branch Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (ssp chloroptera)
David Ascanio 31 March 2003 2 years ago 14 sec 4.6 -
Two individuals perched high on a branch and calling Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (ssp chloroptera)
David Ascanio 30 April 2007 2 years ago 6 sec 2.9
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A bird walking on a perch Parc Paradisio, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium
Pierre de Chabanne... 1 April 2009 14 weeks ago 2
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