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Red-throated Parakeet
Conservation statusLeast Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species: A. rubritorquis
Binomial name
Aratinga rubritorquis
(Sclater, 1887)
The Red-throated Parakeet (Aratinga rubritorquis) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Source
* BirdLife International 2004. Aratinga rubritorquis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
