brown-throated conure vs Lorquin’s Blue

Aratinga pertinax compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown-throated conure	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Aratinga	Cupido
Species	Aratinga pertinax	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

brown-throated conure and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown-throated conure	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown-throated conure

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

brown-throated conure

The Brown-throated Conure (Aratinga pertinax) is a species in the genus Aratinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.