Cactus Parakeet Eupsittula cactorum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Collar and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 17, 2017
Text last updated March 17, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Кактусова аратинга |
| Catalan | aratinga dels cactus |
| Czech | aratinga kaktusový |
| Dutch | Cactusparkiet |
| English | Cactus Parakeet |
| English (United States) | Cactus Parakeet |
| French | Conure des cactus |
| French (France) | Conure des cactus |
| German | Kaktussittich |
| Japanese | シャボテンインコ |
| Norwegian | kaktusparakitt |
| Polish | konura kaktusowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | periquito-da-caatinga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Periquito-da-caatinga |
| Russian | Кактусовая аратинга |
| Serbian | Kaktusova aratinga |
| Slovak | klinochvost kaktusový |
| Spanish | Aratinga de Los Cactus |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aratinga de los cactus |
| Swedish | kaktusparakit |
| Turkish | Kaktüs Papağanı |
| Ukrainian | Аратинга кактусовий |
Eupsittula cactorum (Kuhl, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus cactorum
Kuhl, 1820. Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 10, p.82.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil: Cory suggests Bahia for the type locality; Hellmayr states that the specimens in Wied's collection upon which Kuhl's name is based came from Vareda, Rio Pardo and near Os Possoes in southeastern Bahia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUPSITTULA
- cactorum
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cactus Parakeet
