Red-throated Parakeet (Aratinga rubritorquis) Information

Red-throated Parakeet

 Red-throated Parakeet

The Red-throated Parakeet (Aratinga rubritorquis), also called Red-throated Conure, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Green Parakeet.

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