''Eupsittula'' is a genus of
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and
Middle American parakeets
A parakeet is any one of many small to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers.
Etymology and naming
The name ''parakeet'' is derived from the French wor''perroquet'' which is reflected in ...
in the
tribe Arini. Until 2013, all the species were believed to belong to the genus ''
Aratinga''.
Some of the ''Eupsittula'' species are kept in
aviculture or as
companion parrots, where they are commonly known as
conures.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Eupsittula'' was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French naturalist and ornithologist. Lucien and his wife had twelve children, including Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte.
Life and career
...
with the
orange-fronted parakeet
The orange-fronted parakeet or orange-fronted conure (''Eupsittula canicularis''), also known as the half-moon conure, is a medium-sized parrot that is resident from western Mexico to Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
The orange-fronted parakeet was Species ...
as the
type species. The genus name combines the
Ancient Greek ''eu'' meaning "good" with the
Modern Latin ''psittula'' meaning "little parrot".
The genus contains five species.
References
Parakeets
Bird genera
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