Pacific Parakeet (Aratinga strenua)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
31 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ridgway, 1915)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Guatemala (B) (R), Mexico (B) (R), Nicaragua (B) (R).

Southern Mexico to northern Nicaragua.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Pacific Parakeet (Psittacara strenuus) [XC76609]
by Lety Andino from Los Tarrales, Guatemala (call)

Pacific Parakeet (Psittacara strenuus) [XC13543]
by Steve Hampton from Montibelli, Nicaragua (call)

Subspecies
Aratinga holochlora (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was previously split into Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), Socorro Parakeet (Psittacara brevipes), Red-throated Parakeet (Psittacara rubritorquis) and Pacific Parakeet (Aratinga strenua) following Stotz et al. (1996), contra AOU (1998). Following a review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group (BTWG), Socorro Parakeet (Psittacara brevipes) and Red-throated Parakeet (Psittacara rubritorquis) are retained as species contra AOU (1998), but Pacific Parakeet (Aratinga strenua) has been lumped with Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) contra AOU (1998). The BTWG recognises Red-throated Parakeet (Psittacara rubritorquis) and Socorro Parakeet (Psittacara brevipes) as species separate from Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) for the reasons given in Howell and Webb (1995).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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