Parrots (Psittacidae)
Cactus Parakeet (Aratinga cactorum) - HBW 4, p. 436
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 Enlarge map
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Bird on a branch. Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Ciro Albano 8 November 2009 1 year ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A bird biting the end of a branch Locality Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2001 5 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
Two individuals perched and preening Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 4 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Two birds perched and calling Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree, then two birds arriving and calling. Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 20 sec 3.3 -
Two birds together on dry branches Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp cactorum)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 37 sec 3.2
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two birds.
Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Ciro Albano 6 October 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
Cactus Parakeet trying to maintain its balance on the thorns of a cactus
Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Stephen John Jones 20 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
2 birds
Locality Ceará State, Brazil (ssp caixana)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 November 2006 3 years ago 2.2
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A group of birds calling from trees.
Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil
(ssp caixana)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
Calls. Locality Parambu, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp caixana)
Ciro Albano 16 March 2007 2 years ago 4
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