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Psittacara
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Psittacara is a genus of parakeets in the tribe Arini. Species of the genus are found in Central and South America, the Caribbean and one species reaching the southern United States. Until 2013, all the species were placed in the genus Aratinga. Many of the Psittacara species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.
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Psittacara | |
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Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys), feral birds in a tree in California, United States | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Tribe: | Arini |
Genus: | Psittacara Vigors, 1825 |
Type species | |
Psittacus gujanensis[1] Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
Species | |
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