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    Black-legged parrot

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    Black-legged parrot
    Conservation status

    Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    (disputed)
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Psittaciformes
    Family: Psittacidae
    Genus: Pionites
    Species:
    P. leucogaster
    Subspecies:
    P. l. xanthomerius
    Trinomial name
    Pionites leucogaster xanthomerius
    Synonyms
    • P. leucogaster xanthomerius
    • P. xanthomerius (Sclater, 1858)

    The black-legged parrot (Pionites leucogaster xanthomerius or Pionites xanthomerius), also known as the western white-bellied parrot, is a bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.[2] The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy treat the black-legged parrot as a subspecies of the white-bellied parrot (P. leucogaster).[3][2][4] BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) considers it a full species.[5]

    Despite its population being in decline due to ongoing habitat loss, the IUCN classifies it as being of Least Concern, citing its large range and relatively slow decline.[1]

    References

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    1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Black-legged Parrot Pionites xanthomerius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62181349A95192110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62181349A95192110.en. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
    2. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
    3. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 30 January 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
    4. ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
    5. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip retrieved December 13, 2022


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