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Psittacus leucocephalus (Cuban parrot)

Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Psittacus leucocephalus Linnaeus p. 100
1982Amazona leucocephala Olson and Hilgartner p. 36
1994Amazona leucocephala Morgan p. 482
2014Amazona leucocephala del Hoyo et al.
2017Amazona leucocephala Clements et al.
2018Amazona leucocephala Oswald and Steadman p. 366
2018Amazona leucocephala Steadman et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyPsittacidae
subfamilyPsittacinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPsittacus
speciesleucocephalus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Psittacus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [Cuban parrot]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:43
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:15:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Amazona leucocephala (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Amazona leucocephala (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Amazona leucocephala (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Amazona leucocephala (145366 194593 194597)