Plain Parakeet / Brotogeris tirica
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Plain Parakeet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Psittacus Tirica Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.351
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Brotogeris
Taxonomy Code: plapar1
Type Locality: No locality, Brazil designated by Brabourne and Chubb, Bds. So. Am., 1912, p. 87.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
BROTOGERIS
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Grey-cheeked Parakeet B. pyrrhoptera) Gr. βροτογηρυς brotogērus with human voice < βροτος brotos man; γηρυς gērus voice. This epithet of the parrot was first mentioned by Crinagoras (1st cent. AD). "Brotogeris. ‡ ... ‡ BROTOGERIS. Rostrum attenuatum compressum: mandibula inferiore elongata vix emarginata. Alæ mediocres: remigibus tribus primis fere æqualibus. Pedes mediocres. Cauda subelongata, gradata. Typus genericus. Ps. pyrrhopterus. Lath." (Vigors 1825); "Brotogeris Vigors, Zool. Journ., 2, 1825, p. 400. Type, by original designation, Psittacus pyrrhopterus Latham." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 205).
Var. Bratogeris, Brotogerys.
Synon. Caica, Psittacula, Psittovius, Sittace, Tirica.
tirica
Tupí name Tiriba tinkling (bird), for a parakeet; ex “Tuitirica” of Marcgrave 1648, Willughby 1676, and Ray 1713, “Petite Jaseuse” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 837, “Tirica” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Green Parrakeet” of Brown 1776, and Latham 1781 (Brotogeris).
Tirica
(syn. Brotogeris Ϯ Plain Parakeet B. tirica) Specific name Psittacus tirica J. Gmelin, 1788; "CONURINÆ. ... 15. TIRICA, Bp. - 68. Rufirostris, Gm. - 69. Virescens, L. - 70. Xanthoptera, Spix." (Bonaparte 1854). Var. Tiraca.
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)
