Guaiabero

Guaiabero
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Bolbopsittacus
Salvadori, 1891
Species:
B. lunulatus
Binomial name
Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
(Scopoli, 1786)

The guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, belonging to the monotypic genus Bolbopsittacus[2] and closely related to the lovebirds and hanging parrots .[3] It is endemic to the Philippines and locally known as bubutok. Its common name is derived from its reputation for eating guavas.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Bolbopsittacus lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684914A93051249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684914A93051249.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Forshaw, Joseph M. & Cooper, William T. (1978). Parrots of the World (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Landsdowne Editions. pp. 167–68. ISBN 0-7018-0690-7.
  3. ^ Wright, T.F.; Schirtzinger E. E.; Matsumoto T.; Eberhard J. R.; Graves G. R.; Sanchez J. J.; Capelli S.; Muller H.; Scharpegge J.; Chambers G. K.; Fleischer R. C. (2008). "A Multilocus Molecular Phylogeny of the Parrots (Psittaciformes): Support for a Gondwanan Origin during the Cretaceous". Mol Biol Evol. 25 (10): 2141–2156. doi:10.1093/molbev/msn160. PMC 2727385. PMID 18653733.