Complete mitochondrial genome of Red-throated Conure ( Psittacara rubritorquis ): its comparison with mitogenome of Socorro Conure ( Psittacara brevipes ).

According to some taxonomists the Red-throated Conure (Psittacara rubritorquis) is considered a subspecies of Green Conure (Psittacara holochlora). Some other classifications treatrubritorquisas a separate species based on relatively minor morphological differences between both species/subspecies. So far, taxonomic position ofP. rubritorquiswas determined by molecular researches using only ND2 gene sequence or incomplete combined mitochondrial ND2, COI and CYTB gene sequences. Obtained outcomes found thatP. rubritorquisshould be treated as a subspecies ofP. holochlora. However, the lack ofP. h. brewsteriiandP. h. strenuasamples as well as incompleteness of combined mitochondrial sequence do not exclude opposite scenario. Therefore, we sequencedP. rubritorquismitogenome to gain a source of molecular data appropriate for future examination of evolutionary diversification of theP. holochloragroup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]