Rose-fronted Parakeet

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).

• Foothills of the Andes in southeastern Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) and northern Peru (Amazonas and western Loreto)

• 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

• Estern Amazonia, south of the Amazon, from northern Peru south to northern Bolivia (La Paz) and in western Brazil (western Amazonas)

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

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rose-fronted Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rose-fronted_Parakeet

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