Pearly Parakeet
Pearly Parakeet
Here the details of the Pearly Parakeet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sittace lepida Abh.K.Bay.Akad.Wiss. 1 p.643
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Pyrrhura
Taxonomy Code: peapar1
Type Locality:
Author: Wagler
Publish Year: 1832
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
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.
lepida
L. lepidus charming, elegant < lepos, leporis charm.
SUBSPECIES
Pearly Parakeet (lepida)
SCI Name: Pyrrhura lepida lepida
lepida
L. lepidus charming, elegant < lepos, leporis charm.
Pearly Parakeet (anerythra)
SCI Name: Pyrrhura lepida anerythra
anerythra
Gr. negative prefix αν- an- ; ερυθρος eruthros red.
Pearly Parakeet (coerulescens)
SCI Name: Pyrrhura lepida coerulescens
coerulescens
Unattested L. caerulescens, caerulescentis bluish (neither caerulescere nor caerulescens have been found in Classical Latin, but their existence may be inferred from caeruleus azure-blue, by the example, among others, of rufus red, ruddy, giving rufescere to become reddish, and rufescens, rufescentis reddish).
● ex “Petit Martin-pêcheur aigue-marin” of Temminck 1807 (Alcedo).
● ex “Garza Aplomada” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 347 (syn. Ardea cocoi).
● ex "Bengali gris-bleu" of Vieillot 1805 (Estrilda).
● ex "Aplomado" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 22 (Geranospiza).
● ex "Curucáu aplomado" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 363 (Harpiprion).
● ex “Habia de ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 81 (Saltator).
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)