Eupsittula
| Eupsittula | |
|---|---|
| Peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) on a termite mound in Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Eupsittula Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus petzii = Psittacus canicularis Leiblin, 1832 | |
| Species | |
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Eupsittula nana | |
Eupsittula is a genus of South and Middle American parakeets in the tribe Arini. Until 2013, all the species were believed to belong to the genus Aratinga. Some of the Eupsittula species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.
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