Tag: Aratinga pertinax

ROOSTING BEHAVIOR OF THE BROWN-THROATED PARAKEET(ARATINGA PERTINAX) AND ROOST LOCATIONS ON FOURSOUTHERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax) Science Article 1 abstract The four subspecies of the Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax) endemic to the southernCaribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and Margarita form nocturnal roosts of several dozento several hundred birds on their respective islands. The locations of the roosts were stable during our onetotwo-week visits to each of […]

Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Aratinga pertinax | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Brown-throated Parakeet | [FR] Conure cuivre | [DE] Braunwangen-Sittich | [ES] Aratinga Pertinaz | [NL] Maisparkiet Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The parrot genus Aratinga comprises 24 species. Aratinga is a genus of American parakeets. They belong to the long-tailed group. […]