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Hispaniolan Parakeet
Psittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In the former country it is called "perico" and in the latter "perruche".
Wikipedia contributors, Hispaniolan parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:44:01.391986+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Psittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856
- Name authority
- Souancé, 1856
- Common name
- Hispaniolan Parakeet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Psittacara
- 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
- genusPsittacara Vigors, 1825
- speciesPsittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Psittacara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys R. Lesson, 1844 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cuban ParakeetPsittacara euops (Wagler, 1832) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi (Salvin, 1871) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus (P. L. Sclater, 1859) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus (Tschudi, 1844) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-throated ParakeetPsittacara rubritorquis (P. L. Sclater, 1887) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri (G. R. Gray, 1845) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aratinga chloroptera chloroptera (Souancé, 1856) (Souancé, 1856) | synonym |
| Psittacara chloropterus chloropterus Souancé, 1856 Souancé, 1856 | synonym |
| Aratinga chloroptera (Souancé, 1856) (Souancé, 1856) | synonym |
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=1222650 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:C3KRX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.