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Santa Marta Parakeet
Pyrrhura viridicata Todd, 1913
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.
Santa Marta Parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) is an Endangered species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Colombia.
Wikipedia contributors, Santa Marta parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:53:17.194114+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhura viridicata Todd, 1913
- Name authority
- Todd, 1913
- Common name
- Santa Marta Parakeet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Pyrrhura
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPyrrhura Bonaparte, 1856
- speciesPyrrhura viridicata Todd, 1913
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyrrhura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery-shouldered ParakeetPyrrhura egregia (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis (Vieillot, 1818) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blood-eared ParakeetPyrrhura hoematotis Souancé, 1857 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pearly ParakeetPyrrhura lepida (Wagler, 1832) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maroon-faced ParakeetPyrrhura leucotis (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesi Ridgely & Robbins, 1988 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura perlata (von Spix, 1824) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted ParakeetPyrrhura picta (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santarem ParakeetPyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura albipectus Chapman, 1914 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177718 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:4QW4B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.