Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)
French: Conure à cape noire
German: Schwarzkappensittich
Spanish: Cotorra Capirotada
Other common names: Black-capped Conure, Rock Parakeet/Conure
Taxonomy: Conurus rupicola Tschudi, 1844, Peru.
An apparent hybrid of present species with P. molinae has been taken in SE Peru, indicating these forms possibly conspecific, but substantial differences remain. Both describers of race sandiae were evidently sceptical of its distinctness. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rupicola (Tschudi, 1844) - C Peru.
- sandiae Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1944 - SE Peru, extreme W Brazil and N Bolivia.
- Least Concern
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Two birds feeding on fruits of a Cecropia tree Posada Amazonas, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru (ssp sandiae)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A bird foraging on a Cecropia tree Posada Amazonas, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru (ssp sandiae)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 15 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a trunk and moving to another one Posada Amazonas, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru (ssp sandiae)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 22 sec 3.7
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