Maroon-tailed parakeet
| Maroon-tailed parakeet | |
|---|---|
| Subspecies P. m. melanura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura melanura (Spix, 1824) | |
| Range of the maroon-tailed parakeet's P. m. melanura, P. m. souancei, and P. m. berlepschi subspecies | |
The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.