Brotogeris Information
Nominate Species and Sub-species:
Plain Parakeets - Brotogeris tirica (Gmelin, 1788)
White-winged Parakeets, previously known as Canary-winged Parakeets - Brotogeris versicolurus (Statius Muller, 1776)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet - Brotogeris chiriri chiriri (Vieillot, 1818)
- Behn's Parakeet - Brotogeris chiriri behni (Neumann, 1931) - formerly brotogeris versicolurus behni
Grey-cheeked Parakeets - Brotogeris pyrrhoptera (Latham, 1802)
Tovi Parakeets aka Orange-chinned Parakeets - Brotogeris jugularis jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776)
- Eastern Tovi Parakeets - Brotogeris jugularis exsul (Todd, 1917)
Cobalt-winged Parakeets - Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera (Pelzeln, 1870)
- Gustave's Parakeets - Brotogeris cyanoptera gustavi (Berlepsch, 1889)
- Beni Cobalt-winged or Blue-winged Parakeets - Brotogeris cyanoptera beniensis (Gyldenstolpe, 1941)
Golden-winged Parakeets - Brotogeris chrysoptera chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Tuipara Parakeets - Brotogeris chrysoptera tuipara (Gmelin, 1788)
- Golden Parakeets - Brotogeris chrysoptera chrysosema (Sclater, 1864)
- Codajas Golden-winged Parakeets - Brotogeris chrysoptera solimoensis (Gyldenstolpe, 1941)
- Rio Negro Parakeets - Brotogeris chrysoptera tenuifrons (Friedmann, 1945)
Tui Parakeets - Brotogeris sanctithomae sanctithomae (Statius Muller, 1776)
- Santarém Tui Parakeets - Brotogeris sanctithomae takatsukasae (Neumann, 1931)
References: [AVTAX] Zoonomen; Zoological Nomenclature Resource; Birds of the World
Codajas Golden-winged Parakeets
Tovi Parakeets aka Bee Bee Parrots aka Orange-chinned Parakeets
White-winged Parakeets / White Parakeets
Other Relevant Web Resources:
- Brotogeris as Pets
- Common Health Problems of the Brotogeris
- Breeding Brotogeris
- Brotogeris Species
- Photos of the Various Brotogeris Species for Identification
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