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Hispaniolan Parakeet

Aratinga chloroptera

Classification

Class
Aves

The Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In the former country it is called "perico" and in the latter "perruche".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1