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Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii Scientific name definitions
- EW Extinct in the Wild
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Christopher J. Sharpe, Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.1 — Published June 27, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Спиксов ара |
| Catalan | guacamai de Spix |
| Czech | ara škraboškový |
| Dutch | Spixara |
| English | Spix's Macaw |
| English (United States) | Spix's Macaw |
| French | Ara de Spix |
| French (France) | Ara de Spix |
| German | Spixara |
| Icelandic | Geislaari |
| Japanese | アオコンゴウインコ |
| Norwegian | brilleara |
| Polish | ara modra |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ararinha-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ararinha-azul |
| Russian | Синий ара |
| Serbian | Spiksova plava ara (iščezla u prirodi) |
| Slovak | ara sivomodrá |
| Spanish | Guacamayo de Spix |
| Spanish (Spain) | Guacamayo de Spix |
| Swedish | spixara |
| Turkish | Spiks Arası |
| Ukrainian | Ара світлоголовий |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account.
Cyanopsitta spixii (Wagler, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Sittace Spixii
Wagler, 1832. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1, p.675.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Based on Arara hyacinthinus Spix, not of Latham, type from Joazeiro, Rio Sao Francisco, Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOPSITTA
- spixi / spixii
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)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Spix's Macaw
