Aratinga
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Aratinga is a genus of American parakeets. They belong to the long-tailed group and are among the genera often called conures. Many species are popular pets, although being larger than the Pyrrhura species they need a sizable aviary to thrive.
SPECIES
- Blue-crowned Parakeet, Aratinga acuticaudata
- Green Parakeet, Aratinga holochlora
- Pacific Parakeet, Aratinga strenua
- Socorro Parakeet, Aratinga brevipes
- Red-throated Parakeet, Aratinga rubritorquis
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga wagleri
- Mitred Parakeet, Aratinga mitrata
- Chapman's Mitred Parakeet, Aratinga alticola
- Hocking's Parakeet, Aratinga hockingi
- Red-masked Parakeet, Aratinga erythrogenys
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga finschi
- White-eyed Conure, Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Cuban Parakeet, Aratinga euops
- Guadeloupe Parakeet, Aratinga labati (extinct)
- Hispaniolan Parakeet, Aratinga chloroptera
- Sun Conure, Aratinga solstitialis
- Sulphur-breasted Parakeet, Aratinga pintoi
- Jandaya Parakeet, Aratinga jandaya
- Golden-capped Parakeet, Aratinga auricapilla
- Dusky-headed Parakeet, Aratinga weddellii
- Brown-throated Parakeet, Aratinga pertinax
- Olive-throated Parakeet, Aratinga nana
- Orange-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga canicularis
- Peach-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga aurea
- Caatinga Parakeet, Aratinga cactorum
A fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Ecuador was described as Aratinga roosevelti.
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