Parra

The genus name Parra may refer to:

Animalia:
- Parra Linnaeus, 1766, Systema Naturae ed.12, 1: 259; (Aves, Charadriiformes)

a composite genus not now accepted, comprising species now included in Jacana Brisson, 1760 (Parra jacana Linnaeus, 1766 [typus] & Parra variabilis Linnaeus, 1766), Vanellus Brisson, 1760 (Parra senegalla Linnaeus, 1766), Chauna Illiger, 1811 (Parra chavaria Linnaeus, 1766), and one other of unknown application (Parra dominica Linnaeus, 1766).

Reference: Jobling, Parra in Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology (2019).

The taxon authority Parra may refer to:

Antonio Parra (born 1739), Portuguese-Cuban naturalist and ichthyologist
Luis Eduardo Parra Jeminez, Chilean entomologist
Micaela Parra, Argentine herpetologist
Sergio Álvarez-Parra, Spanish entomologist

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