The members of this
genus were formerly placed in the genus
Aratinga.
Molecular phylogenetic studies had found that
Aratinga was non-
monophyletic so in order to create monophylectic genera
James Van Remsen Jr. and collaborators proposed in 2013 that
Aratinga should be split and a group of species moved to the resurrected genus
Psittacara. The genus had been introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist
Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the
white-eyed parakeet as the
type species.
Species The genus contains 12 species including one which is now extinct: }} }} }} }} }}
Hypothetical species •
Guadeloupe parakeet (
Psittacara labati) •
Jean-Baptiste Labat described a population of small parrots living on
Guadeloupe, which have been postulated to be a separate species based on little evidence. They were originally named
Conurus labati, but no specimens or remains of these parrots exist. Their taxonomy may never be fully elucidated, and so their postulated status as a separate species is hypothetical. ==References==