Brown-throated Parakeet
Eupsittula pertinax
Taxonomy
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Eupsittula
- eBird Code
- brtpar1
Taxonomy Changes
Aratinga pertinax → Eupsittula pertinax
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (14)
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Eupsittula pertinax aeruginosa
northern Colombia to northwestern Venezuela
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Eupsittula pertinax arubensis
Aruba
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Eupsittula pertinax chrysogenys
northwestern Brazil (middle Rio Negro region)
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Eupsittula pertinax chrysophrys
tepuis of southeastern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil (northern Roraima)
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Eupsittula pertinax griseipecta
northeastern Colombia (Sinú River Valley)
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Eupsittula pertinax lehmanni
llanos of eastern Colombia (possibly adjacent western Venezuela)
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Eupsittula pertinax margaritensis
islas Margarita and Los Frailes (off Venezuela)
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Eupsittula pertinax ocularis
Pacific lowlands of southwestern Costa Rica and Panama
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Eupsittula pertinax paraensis
northern Amazonian Brazil (Rio Tapajós and Rio Cururu)
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Eupsittula pertinax pertinax
Curaçao
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Eupsittula pertinax surinama
northeastern Venezuela and the Guianas
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Eupsittula pertinax tortugensis
Isla la Tortuga (off northern Venezuela)
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Eupsittula pertinax venezuelae
generally distributed throughout Venezuela
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Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia
Bonaire
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.