Eupsittula Explained

Eupsittula is a genus of South and Middle American parakeets in the tribe Arini. Until 2013, all the species were believed to belong to the genus Aratinga.^[1] Some of the Eupsittula species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots, where they are commonly known as conures.

Taxonomy

The genus Eupsittula was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the orange-fronted parakeet as the type species.^{[2] [3]} The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "good" with the Modern Latin psittula meaning "little parrot".^[4]

The genus contains five species.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Remsen . J.V. Jr. . Schirtzinger . E.E. . Ferraroni . A. . Silveira . L.F. . Wright . T.F. . 2013 . DNA-sequence data require revision of the parrot genus Aratinga (Aves: Psittacidae) . Zootaxa . 3641 . 3 . 296–300 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.3.9. 26287088 .
2. Bonaparte . Charles Lucien . Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 1853 . Notes sur les collections rapportées en 1853, par M. A. Delattre . French . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . 37 . 806–810 [807] .
3. Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Remsen . J.V. Jr. . James Van Remsen, Jr. . 2013 . The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 1: Non-passerines . 4th . Eastbourne, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-0-8 . 366 .
4. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 153 .
5. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2022 . Parrots, cockatoos . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 16 March 2022 .