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Cuban parakeet, the Glossary

The Cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.^[1]

24 relations: Aratinga, Camagüey Province, Cauto River, Ciego de Ávila Province, Covert feather, Cuba, Disjunct distribution, Endemism, Escambray Mountains, Guantánamo Province, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Isla de la Juventud, Johann Georg Wagler, Local extinction, Monotypic taxon, Montane ecosystems, Neotropical parrot, Psittacidae, Roystonea regia, Sancti Spíritus Province, Semi-deciduous, Villa Clara Province, Vulnerable species, Zapata Swamp.
Endemic birds of Cuba
Psittacara

Aratinga

Aratinga is a genus of South American conures.

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Camagüey Province

Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba.

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Cauto River

The Cauto River or Río Cauto is the longest river in Cuba, as well as the longest river in the Caribbean.

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Ciego de Ávila Province

Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province.

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Covert feather

A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts (or tectrices), which cover other feathers.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Disjunct distribution

In biology, a taxon with a disjunct distribution is one that has two or more groups that are related but considerably separated from each other geographically.

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Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Escambray Mountains

The Escambray Mountains are a mountain range in the central region of Cuba, in the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Villa Clara.

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Guantánamo Province

Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island).

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Johann Georg Wagler

Johann Georg Wagler (28 March 1800 – 23 August 1832) was a German herpetologist and ornithologist.

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Local extinction

Local extinction, also extirpation, is the termination of a species (or other taxon) in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Montane ecosystems

Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains.

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Neotropical parrot

The neotropical parrots or New World parrots comprise about 150 species in 32 genera found throughout South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean islands and the southern United States.

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Psittacidae

The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots.

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Roystonea regia

Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America.

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Sancti Spíritus Province

Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba.

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Semi-deciduous

Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting.

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Villa Clara Province

Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba.

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Vulnerable species

A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.

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Zapata Swamp

The Zapata Swamp (Ciénaga de Zapata) is located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_parakeet

Also known as Aratinga Cubana, Aratinga euops, Conure De Cuba, Psittacara euops.