Conure Species
Conures, as the term is used by aviculturists, include only the genera Aratinga and Pyrrhura, as well as several single-species genera and one double-species genus*. These other genera are listed below:
- Conuropsis: Carolina Parakeet (extinct)
- Cyanoliseus: Patagonian Conure
- Enicognathus: Austral and Slender-billed Conures
- Guarouba: Golden or Queen Of Bavaria Conure
- Leptosittaca: Golden-plumed Conure
- Nandayus : Nanday Conure---no longer in its separate species (Nandayus)-- but now an Aratinga species
- Ognorhynchus: Yellow-eared Conure
See also: Wikispecies taxonomy.
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