Parrots (Psittacidae)
Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis)
French: Conure emma German: Weißohrsittich Spanish: Cotorra Cariparda
Other common names: Maroon-faced Conure, White-eared Parakeet/Conure
Taxonomy:
Psittacus leucotis Kuhl, 1820, Brazil.
Claimed to form a superspecies with closely related P. picta, but interposing ranges unusual in such an arrangement. Proposed race (or even species) “hypoxantha” probably based on aberrant specimens of P. molinae. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- emma Salvadori, 1891 - NW Venezuela.
- auricularis Zimmer & Phelps, 1949 - NE Venezuela.
- pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - C Brazil in Goiás.
- emma Salvadori, 1891 - NW Venezuela.
- auricularis Zimmer & Phelps, 1949 - NE Venezuela.
- pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - C Brazil in Goiás.
- griseipectus Salvadori, 1900 - NE Brazil.
- leucotis (Kuhl, 1820) - E Brazil from Bahia to São Paulo.
- Near Threatened
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One bird, then two, in a leafless tree. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 1 year ago 44 sec 4.2 -
Birds preening Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 16 July 2009 33 weeks ago 48 sec 3.8 -
Four bird preening. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 17 July 2009 7 weeks ago 1 min 1 sec 3.7 -
Four birds preening. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 16 July 2009 33 weeks ago 1 min 1 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a branch Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 1 year ago 24 sec 3.3 -
Birds calling and moving in a tree. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 37 weeks ago 31 sec 3
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A pair near the nest. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 19 October 2008 1 year ago 3.5 -
Ventral view of bird foraging in foliage El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (emma)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 June 2009 37 weeks ago 3 -
A bird in a tree. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 1 year ago 2.8 -
A bird in a tree. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil (griseipectus)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2006 1 year ago 2.3
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calls perched. Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil
(griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 24 March 2007 50 weeks ago 4.5
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