Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Cactus Parakeet (Aratinga cactorum)
French: Conure des cactus
German: Kaktussittich
Spanish: Aratinga Cactácea
Other common names: Cactus Conure, Caatinga Parakeet/Conure
Taxonomy: Psittacus cactorum Kuhl, 1820, south-eastern Brazil.
An arid-country representative of A. pertinax, possibly conspecific but probably better treated as forming a superspecies. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caixana Spix, 1824 - NE Brazil.
- cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) - CE Brazil.
- Least Concern
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Two individuals perched and preening Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 2 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A bird biting the end of a branch Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2001 3 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
Two birds perched and calling Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 2 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree, then two birds arriving and calling. Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 35 weeks ago 20 sec 3.3 -
Two birds together on dry branches Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 2 years ago 37 sec 3.2 -
Two birds in a tree. Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 35 weeks ago 43 sec 3
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A bird in a tree. Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 35 weeks ago 4 -
two birds. Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Ciro Albano 6 October 2008 50 weeks ago 3.7 -
2 birds Ceará, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 16 November 2006 1 year ago 2.2
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A group of birds calling from trees.
Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil
(ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 35 weeks ago 4.5 -
Calls. Parambu, Ceará, Brazil
(ssp caixana)
Ciro Albano 16 March 2007 50 weeks ago 4
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