Sulphur-breasted parakeet
| Sulphur-breasted parakeet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Aratinga |
| Species: | A. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aratinga maculata (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aratinga pintoi Silveira, de Lima & Höfling, 2005 | |
The sulphur-breasted parakeet (Aratinga maculata), or sulphur-breasted conure is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil and Suriname. It resembles the closely related sun parakeet (A. solstitialis).