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Hispaniolan Parakeet
Conservation statusVulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species: A. chloroptera
Binomial name
Aratinga chloroptera
(Souancé, 1856)
The Hispaniolan Parakeet, Conure Maîtresse, Aratinga De La Española, or Perico (Aratinga chloroptera) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
* BirdLife International 2004. Aratinga chloroptera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
