Overview
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Brotogeris is a genus of small endemic to Central and South America. They eat seeds and fruit.1]
Taxonomy
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List of species of the genus:
- Plain Parakeet, Brotogeris tirica
- Canary-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris versicolurus (also called White-winged Parakeet)
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri
- Grey-cheeked Parakeet, Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
- Orange-chinned Parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis (also called Tovi Parakeet)[1]
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Tui Parakeet, Brotogeris sanctithomae
- Golden-winged Parakeet, Br otogeris chrysoptera
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Taxonomy
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- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Aves
Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
- Subclass: Neornithes
Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass: Neoaves
- Superorder: Psittacimorphae
- Order: Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830 - Parrots and Cockatoos
- Family: Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811 - Parrots and Allies
- Genus: Brotogeris Vigors, 1825 - Canary-winged Parakeets
- Family: Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811 - Parrots and Allies
- Order: Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830 - Parrots and Cockatoos
- Superorder: Psittacimorphae
- Infraclass: Neoaves
- Subclass: Neornithes
Gadow, 1893
- Class: Aves
Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Genus Brotogeris is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 35 species and subspecies in the Genus Brotogeris: B. chiriri (Yellow-Chevroned Parakeet) · B. chiriri behni · B. chiriri chiriri (Yellow-Chevroned Parakeet) · B. chiriri ssp · B. chrysoptera (Golden-Winged Parakeet) · B. chrysoptera chrysoptera (Golden-Winged Parakeet) · B. chrysoptera chrysopterus · B. chrysoptera chrysosema · B. chrysoptera solimoensis · B. chrysoptera tenuifrons · B. chrysoptera tuipara · B. chrysopterus (Golden-Winged Parakeet) · B. chrysopterus chrysopterus (Golden-Winged Parakeet) · B. chrysopterus chrysosema · B. chrysopterus tuipara · B. cyanoptera (Cobalt-Winged Parakeet) · B. cyanoptera beniensis · B. cyanoptera cyanoptera (Cobalt-Winged Parakeet) · B. cyanoptera gustavi · B. gustavi · B. jugularis (Orange-Chinned Parakeet) · B. jugularis exsul · B. jugularis jugularis (Orange-Chinned Parakeet) · B. pyrrhoptera (Grey-Cheeked Parakeet) · B. pyrrhopterus (Grey-Cheeked Parakeet) · B. sanctithomae (Tui Parakeet) · B. sanctithomae sanctithomae (Tui Parakeet) · B. sanctithomae takatsukasae · B. tirica (Plain Parakeet) · B. tui · B. tuipara · B. versicolorus · B. versicolurus (Canary-Winged Parakeet) · B. versicolurus chiriri · B. versicolurus versicolurus (Canary-Winged Parakeet)
References
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- ^ a b Alderton, David (2003). The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds. London, England: Hermes House. pp. p. 196. ISBN 184309164X.
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