Green parakeet
| Green parakeet Temporal range: Pleistocene - Present | |
|---|---|
| Nominate subspecies in South Texas, United States | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Psittacara |
| Species: | P. holochlorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacara holochlorus (Sclater, PL, 1859) | |
| Range of green parakeet sensu lato including the Socorro and Pacific parakeets (See the Taxonomy section) | |
The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), green conure, or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot. As defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), it is native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.