Brotogeris
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Brotogeris is a genus of small parrot
s endemic to Central and South America. The closest relative is the Monk Parakeet
. They eat seeds and fruit.
. The species are positioned in two separate clade
s.
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s endemic to Central and South America. The closest relative is the Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America...
. They eat seeds and fruit.
Taxonomy
List of species of the genus:- Plain ParakeetPlain ParakeetThe Plain Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest...
, Brotogeris tirica - White-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris versicolurus (also called Canary-winged Parakeet)
- Yellow-chevroned ParakeetYellow-chevroned ParakeetThe Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.Caged birds have been released in some areas and the birds have established self sustaining populations in the Los Angeles,...
, Brotogeris chiriri - Tui ParakeetTui ParakeetThe Tui Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Peru and Bolivia; also a minor range into eastern Ecuador, and the river border of far south-eastern Colombia.It is restricted to várzea and other wooded...
, Brotogeris sanctithomae - Grey-cheeked ParakeetGrey-cheeked ParakeetThe Grey-cheeked Parakeet , less commonly known as Fire-winged Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.-Taxonomy:The Grey-cheeked Parakeet was described and named by John Latham in 1801.-Description:...
, Brotogeris pyrrhoptera - Orange-chinned ParakeetOrange-chinned ParakeetThe Orange-chinned Parakeet , also known as the Tovi Parakeet, is a small mainly green parrot of the Brotogeris genus. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela...
, Brotogeris jugularis (also called Tovi Parakeet) - Cobalt-winged ParakeetCobalt-winged ParakeetThe Cobalt-winged Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the eastern Andean foothills, the far western Amazonian regions in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; in Brazil, the Amazon Basin states of Amazonas, Acre, and Rondonia.Its...
, Brotogeris cyanoptera - Golden-winged ParakeetGolden-winged ParakeetThe Golden-winged Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, , and Venezuela in the eastern Amazon Basin and the lower Orinoco River region of eastern Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
, Brotogeris chrysoptera
Phylogeny
The species of the genus Brotogeris form a monophyletic group whose closest relative is the Monk ParakeetMonk Parakeet
The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America...
. The species are positioned in two separate clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
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