Madeira parakeet

Madeira parakeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. snethlageae
Binomial name
Pyrrhura snethlageae
Joseph & Bates, 2002

The Madeira parakeet (Pyrrhura snethlageae), also known as the Madeira conure is a species of parrot found in Brazil and Bolivia. It is found in the eastern and central Amazon basin south of the Amazon River and can be found in várzea forests. It prefers habitats with bamboo along waterways, it also enjoys clearings in dense forests.[2] It was named after Emilie Snethlage.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Pyrrhura snethlageae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T45422369A209597974. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "MADEIRA CONURE". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ Percequillo, Alexandre R; Ferraz, Katia MPMB; Magioli, Marcelo; Loss, Ana Carolina; Tirelli, Flávia P; Bogoni, Juliano A; Butti, Mariella (2021-12-31). "O legado de quatro décadas do periódico da Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia". Brazilian Journal of Mammalogy (90): e90202165. doi:10.32673/bjm.vi90.65. ISSN 2764-0590.