Santarem parakeet

Santarem parakeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. amazonum
Binomial name
Pyrrhura amazonum
Hellmayr, 1906
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhura picta amazonum
  • Pyrrhura picta microtera

The Santarém parakeet (Pyrrhura amazonum), also known as Hellmayr's parakeet or in aviculture as Hellmayr's conure or the Santarém conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in the eastern and central sections of the Amazon basin south of the Amazon River, only just extending onto the northern bank of this river.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Pyrrhura amazonum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T45422118A210270850. Retrieved 27 July 2022.