White-eyed parakeet

White-eyed parakeet
In Piraju, Brazil
Call of the white-eyed parakeet
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacara
Species:
P. leucophthalmus
Binomial name
Psittacara leucophthalmus
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Aratinga leucophthalmus
  • Aratinga leucophthalma

The white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad.