Alternative name: Red-crowned Parakeet; Red-fronted Parakeet (not to confuse with the two Pacific species Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae and Cyanoramphus saissetti)
- Pyrrhura roseifrons
Includes: Wavy-breasted Parakeet
Identification
22cm. Green, dark red belly, rump and tail-tip (tail all dark red from below), grey-scaled chest, grey legs and a white eyering.
Distribution
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies recognized:
- P. r. peruviana - sometimes accepted as full species, Wavy-breasted Parakeet (including dilutissima).
- P. r. dilutissima
- Apurímac Valley, south central Peru
- P. r. parvifrons in northern Mato Grosso, Brazil
- wo disjunct regions in northern Peru: in eastern San Martín and adjacent west central Loreto, and along the Amazon in northeastern Loreto
- P. r. roseifrons in northern Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Painted Parakeet.
Habitat
Humid lowland forest.
Behaviour
Its diet includes fruits, seeds and flowers.
The nest is placed in a tree cavity.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rose-fronted Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rose-fronted_Parakeet
