Brown-breasted Parakeet / Pyrrhura calliptera
Brown-breasted Parakeet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Conurus callipterus Rev.Mag.Zool. (2), 6 p.72
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Pyrrhura
Taxonomy Code: brbpar2
Type Locality: Colombia.
Author: Massena & Souancé
Publish Year: 1854
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
PYRRHURA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Maroon-bellied Parakeet P. frontalis) Gr. πυρρος purrhos red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; ουρα oura tail (cf. specific name Microsittace pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1854 (= syn. Pyrrhura molinae)); "Subfam. 2. Conurinae. ... 14. Pyrrhura, Bp. 34. vittata, Shaw. (undulata, Ill. fasciata? Spix.) 35. devillii, Mass. 36. molinae, Mass. (phonicura, Licht. pyrrhura, Reich.) 37. beryllina, Souanc. 38. melanura, Spix. 39. leucotis, Kuhl. 40. calliptera, Mass. 41. versicolor, Gm. (cyanoptera, Bodd. anaca, Wagl.) ?squamata, Lath. 42. luciani, Deville. 43. cruentata, Wied. (squamosus? Kuhl, nec Auct. erythrogaster, Shaw. cyanogularis, Spix.) 44. rupicola, Tschudi. 45. chiripepe, Vieill. ex Azara. 46. chlorogenys, Wagl. (perlatus, faem. Spix.) 47. lepida, Wagl (perlatus, mas. Spix.)" (Bonaparte 1856); "Pyrrhura Bonaparte, Naumannia, 6, 1856, Consp. Psitt. in Beilage no. 1, genus 14. Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus vittatus Shaw (not of Boddaert) = Psittacus frontalis Vieillot." (Peters 1937, III, 194). Many parrots in this group have maroon or red tails.
pyrrhura
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
calliptera / callipterus
Gr. καλλος kallos beauty < καλος kalos beautiful; -πτερος -pteros -winged < πτερον pteron wing.
Calliptera
(Cuculidae; ?syn. Clamator) Gr. καλλος kallos beauty < καλος kalos beautiful; πτερον pteron wing; "2. Sous-famille. RIMNIA. Les Rimniens. Narines nues. 6. Cuculus L. 7. Edolius R. sp. do. 8. Morocus R. sp. do. 9. Ramphimatus R. sp. do. 10. Huhus L. sp. do. 11. Atinganus R. sp. do. 12. Cuaris R. sp. do. 13. Diploxus R. sp. do. 14. Calliptera R." (Rafinesque 1815).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)