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Pacific Parakeet

Psittacara strenuus

Classification

Class
Aves

The Pacific parakeet (Psittacara strenuus), known as Pacific conure or Nicaraguan green conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The Pacific parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 56