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- Pionus tumultuosus
Includes: White-capped Parrot and Plum-crowned Parrot
Identification
Distribution
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies:
Subspecies
- P. t. seniloides Found in the Andes]] from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia south to northern Peru (south at least to La Libertad)
- P. t. tumultuosus Found on the east slope of the Andes from central Peru (north at least to Huánuco) to central Bolivia (south to Santa Cruz)
Gill and Donsker split this species into two: tumultuosus as Plum-crowned Parrot and seniloides as White-capped Parrot.
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckle-faced Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckle-faced_Parrot
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
