Macaws
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The Macaws ( Aratinga ) are one of the genus of birds from the family of real parrots (Psittacidae). They are native to South and Central America between 30 ° North and 35 ° South.
These parrots have long, tiered tails. The central control springs are elongated. The sides of the head are fully feathered, only the eye ring is bare. The beak is short and quite broad. Macarons are mostly cave-breeders, but some species also breed in crevices.
In the past, between 15 and 24 species with 53 to 57 subspecies were counted in this genus, depending on the author. However, it was found due to a molecular genetic studies on the one hand the Pavuasittich ( Aratinga leucophtalmus ) only removed with most other Aratinga is related species, on the other hand the traditionally to the genus Nandayus counted Nanday Parakeet is them kinship very close to, the species is thus polyphyletisch in their previous composition . JV Remsen, Jr. therefore proposed that the majority of the species should be transferred to the genera Eupsittula , Psittacara and Thectocercus . This proposal met with broad approval in the professional world.
The genus Aratinga therefore only includes the following species.
- Golden-parted parakeet ( Aratinga auricapilla )
- Jendaya Parakeet ( Aratinga jandaya )
- Sulfur- breasted Parakeet ( Aratinga maculata )
- Sun Parakeet ( Aratinga solstitialis )
- Brown-headed Parakeet ( Aratinga weddellii )
- Nanday Parakeet ( Aratinga nenday ) - formerly in the genus Nandayus
The following species are now assigned to other genera.
Genus Eupsittula:
- Golden- fronted Parakeet ( Eupsittula aurea )
- Cactus Parakeet ( Eupsittula cactorum )
- Ivory Parakeet ( Eupsittula canicularis )
- Guadeloupe parakeet † ( Eupsittula labati )
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Jamaican Parakeet ( Eupsittula nana )
- Aztec Parakeet (
Genus Psittacara:
- Chapman's Parakeet ( Psittacara alticolus )
- Socorro Parakeet ( Psittacara brevipes )
- Haiti Parakeet or Green-winged Parakeet ( Psittacara chloropterus )
- Guayaquil parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys )
- Cuba parakeet ( Psittacara euops )
- Veragua Parakeet ( Psittacara finschi )
- Hockingsittich ( Psittacara hockingi )
- Green Parakeet ( Psittacara holochlorus )
- Pavuasittich ( Psittacara leucophthalmus )
- Red-faced Parakeet ( Psittacara mitratus )
- European red-throated parakeet ( Psittacara rubritorquis )
- Mexican Parakeet ( Psittacara strictuus )
- Colombian Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri )
Genus Thectocercus:
- Blue-crowned parakeet ( Thectocercus acuticaudatus )
literature
- The modern animal lexicon. Volume 5, Bertelsmann Lexikon Institut, p. 275.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ JV Remsen, Jr. et al .: DNA-sequence data require revision of the parrot genus Aratinga (Aves: Psittacidae). In: Zootaxa. Volume 3641, 2013, pp. 296-300, doi : 10.11646 / zootaxa.3641.3.9 .