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Cliff Parakeet

Myiopsitta luchsi (Finsch, 1868)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Cliff Parakeet Myiopsitta luchsi, Anamal, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Cliff Parakeet Myiopsitta luchsi, Anamal, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The cliff parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Bolivia.

Wikipedia contributors, Cliff parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:57:06.651180+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myiopsitta luchsi (Finsch, 1868)
Name authority
(Finsch, 1868)
Common name
Cliff Parakeet
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Myiopsitta
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPsittaciformes
  10. familyPsittacidae
  11. genusMyiopsitta Bonaparte, 1854
  12. speciesMyiopsitta luchsi (Finsch, 1868)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myiopsitta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783)PsittacidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Myiopsitta monachus luchsi (Finsch, 1868) (Finsch, 1868)synonym
Bolborhynchus luchsi Finsch, 1868 Finsch, 1868synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=714099 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4532G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.