Aratinga

See also: aratinga

Translingual

Aratinga acuticaudata

Etymology

From Old Tupi [Term?].

Proper noun

Aratinga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittacidae – family; Psittacinae - subfamily; Arini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aratinga solstitialis - type species; Aratinga auricapillus, Aratinga jandaya, Aratinga maculata, Aratinga weddellii - other species
  • Aratinga acuticaudata (now Thectocercus acuticaudatus)
  • Aratinga aurea (now Eupsittula aurea), Aratinga canicularis (now Eupsittula canicularis), Aratinga cactorum (now Eupsittula cactorum), Aratinga nana (now Eupsittula nana), Aratinga pertinax (now Eupsittula pertinax),
  • Aratinga alticola (now Psittacara mitratus), Aratinga brevipes (now Psittacara brevipes), Aratinga chloroptera (now Psittacara chloropterus), Aratinga erythrogenys (now Psittacara erythrogenys), Aratinga euops (now Psittacara euops), Aratinga finschi (now Psittacara finschi), Aratinga hockingi (now Psittacara mitratus), Aratinga holochlora (now Psittacara holochlorus), Aratinga leucophthalma (now Psittacara leucophthalmus), Aratinga mitrata (now Psittacara mitratus), Aratinga rubritorquis (now Psittacara rubritorquis), Aratinga strenua (now Psittacara strenuus), Aratinga wagleri (now Psittacara wagleri) - formerly in genus Aratinga

References

• Aratinga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aratinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aratinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN