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

ABSTRACT Sittace flaviventris Wagler, 1832 was the name given to Azara’s No. 276 “Maracaná cabeza y encuentro roxos”, but since then the identity 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 i...

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Main Author: PAUL SMITH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2018-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000602851&lng=en&tlng=en