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Pyrrhura subandina

Identification

Distribution

North-western Colombia (lower Sinú River Valley).[1]

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Recognised as a separate species by Dickinson[3], but regarded a subspecies of Painted Parakeet P. picta by Clements[2].

The taxonomy of the Painted Parakeet complex is uncertain.[1]

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Birdforum Discussion thread on the taxonomy of the Pyrrhura picta complex.
  2. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  3. Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010

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