Red-eared Parakeet
Red-eared Parakeet
Here the details of the Red-eared Parakeet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Pyrrhura hoematotis Rev.Mag.Zool. (2), 9 p.97
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Pyrrhura
Taxonomy Code: reepar1
Type Locality: Venezuela.
Author: Souancé
Publish Year: 1857
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PYRRHURA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Maroon-bellied Parakeet P. frontalis) Gr. πυρρος purrhos red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; ουρα oura tail (cf. specific name Microsittace pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1854 (= syn. Pyrrhura molinae)); "Subfam. 2. Conurinae. ... 14. Pyrrhura, Bp. 34. vittata, Shaw. (undulata, Ill. fasciata? Spix.) 35. devillii, Mass. 36. molinae, Mass. (phonicura, Licht. pyrrhura, Reich.) 37. beryllina, Souanc. 38. melanura, Spix. 39. leucotis, Kuhl. 40. calliptera, Mass. 41. versicolor, Gm. (cyanoptera, Bodd. anaca, Wagl.) ?squamata, Lath. 42. luciani, Deville. 43. cruentata, Wied. (squamosus? Kuhl, nec Auct. erythrogaster, Shaw. cyanogularis, Spix.) 44. rupicola, Tschudi. 45. chiripepe, Vieill. ex Azara. 46. chlorogenys, Wagl. (perlatus, faem. Spix.) 47. lepida, Wagl (perlatus, mas. Spix.)" (Bonaparte 1856); "Pyrrhura Bonaparte, Naumannia, 6, 1856, Consp. Psitt. in Beilage no. 1, genus 14. Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus vittatus Shaw (not of Boddaert) = Psittacus frontalis Vieillot." (Peters 1937, III, 194). Many parrots in this group have maroon or red tails.
pyrrhura
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
hoematotis
Gr. αἱμα haima, αἱματος haimatos blood; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear.
SUBSPECIES
Red-eared Parakeet (immarginata)
SCI Name: Pyrrhura hoematotis immarginata
immarginata / immarginatus
L. in- (im- before m) without, not; marginatus bordered, edged < marginare to border.
Red-eared Parakeet (hoematotis)
SCI Name: Pyrrhura hoematotis hoematotis
hoematotis
Gr. αἱμα haima, αἱματος haimatos blood; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)