Parrots (Psittacidae)

Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis) - HBW 4, p. 431

French: Conure soleil German: Sonnensittich Spanish: Aratinga Sol
Other common names: Sun Conure

Taxonomy: Psittacus solstitialis Linnaeus, 1758, Guinea; error = Cayenne.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with A. jandaya and A. auricapilla, but perhaps better regarded as forming a superspecies with these forms. Possible intergradation with A. jandaya on lower Amazon (where range limits uncertain) may simply reflect age and individual variation. Monotypic.

Distribution: Guyana, Surinam and N Brazil; one record from French Guiana; a record reported from SE Venezuela now known to have been inside Brazil.