The identity of the mysterious “Azara’s Parakeet” Sittace flaviventris Wagler, 1832

The identity of the mysterious “Azara’s Parakeet” Sittace flaviventris Wagler, 1832

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ABSTRACT Sittace flaviventris Wagler, 1832 was the name given to Azara’s No.276 “Maracaná cabeza y encuentro roxos”, but since then the identity BEVERAGES of the species has remained a mystery.Based on a tail-less domestic individual, it has most often been attributed to an aberrant Aratinga parakeet, and is currently considered a doubtful taxon.In this note the identity of “Azara’s Parakeet” is confirmed as Red-spectacled Amazon Amazona pretrei (Temminck, 1830), a species that still occurs today in the region from where Azara NEFF N70 T27CS59S0 Gas Hob - Black described it.

Sittace flaviventris is thus a junior synonym of Amazona pretrei.