Brown-throated Parakeet

Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax arubensis in Aruba
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Aratinga Species: A. pertinax
Binomial name
Aratinga pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax), commonly known as the St. Thomas Conure or Brown-throated Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found widely in woodland, savanna and scrub in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, the ABC islands in the Netherland Antilles, and northern Brazil (mainly the Rio Negro/Branco region) with a disjunct population in south-western Pará. Another disjunct population is found in southern Central America in Panama and Costa Rica, and is sometimes considered a separate species, the Veraguas Parakeet (A. ocularis). The Brown-throated Parakeet has been introduced to Puerto Rico (where now possibly extirpated), the U.S. Virgin Islands (mainly St. Thomas, hence the alternative name St. Thomas Conure), and various other islands in the Lesser Antilles (at least Dominca; recent sightings also from Martinique and Guadeloupe).

Description

The Brown-throated Parakeet is mostly green, with the lowerparts being a lighter green than the upperparts. Black/grey beak. Some blue in the wing feathers. Brown throat. Head and face colours depend on the subspecies.

Taxonomy

There are several subspecies which have varying colours particularly of the crown, face and underparts.

Aratinga pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758):^[1]

• Aratinga pertinax aeruginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aratinga pertinax arubensis (Hartert, 1892)
• Aratinga pertinax chrysogenys (Massena & Souance, 1854)
• Aratinga pertinax chrysophrys (Swainson, 1838)
• Aratinga pertinax griseipecta Meyer de Schauensee, 1950
• Aratinga pertinax lehmanni Dugand, 1943
• Aratinga pertinax margaritensis (Cory, 1918)
• Aratinga pertinax ocularis (Sclater, PL, 1865)
• Aratinga pertinax paraensis Sick, 1959
• Aratinga pertinax pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aratinga pertinax surinama Zimmer & Phelps, WH, 1951
• Aratinga pertinax tortugensis (Cory, 1909)
• Aratinga pertinax venezuelae Zimmer & Phelps, WH, 1951
• Aratinga pertinax xanthogenia (Bonaparte, 1850)

Aratinga pertinax xanthogenia on the island of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Aratinga pertinax venezuelae; a pet in Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela

Aratinga pertinax aeruginosa in the Caribbean Region of Colombia

Aratinga pertinax ocularis; a juvenile kept as a pet in Panama

A pet parrot

References

• BirdLife International (2008). Aratinga pertinax. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 17 November 2008. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened.

External links

• "Brown-throated Parakeet - BirdLife Species Factsheet". BirdLife International (2008). http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1579&m=0. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 

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