Parrots (Psittacidae)
Golden-capped Parakeet (Aratinga auricapilla) - HBW 4, p. 432
French: Conure à tête d'or
German: Goldkopfsittich
Spanish: Aratinga Testadorada
Other common names: Golden-capped Conure, Flame-capped Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus auricapillus Kuhl, 1820, Bahia.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with A. solstitialis and A. jandaya, but perhaps better regarded as forming a superspecies with these forms. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- auricapilla (Kuhl, 1820) - N & C Bahia, CE Brazil.
- aurifrons Spix, 1824 - S Bahia S to Paraná, E Brazil.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird on a tree trunk and flying away Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp aurifrons)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 6 years ago 16 sec 4.8 -
A small group on a big tree trunk Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp aurifrons)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 6 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A couple in a dead tree. Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp aurifrons)
Fran Trabalon 5 November 2009 1 year ago 16 sec 3.4 -
Geraldo creatory in olegario maciel. Locality Minas Gerais State, Brazil
josé de alencar bonafé 15 February 1993 2 years ago 42 sec 3.3
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One bird.
Locality Camaçari, Bahia State, Brazil
Ciro Albano 11 November 2008 2 years ago 3.3 -
bird flying from perch
Locality Camaçari, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp auricapilla)
Arthur Grosset 6 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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in flight Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp auricapilla)
Ciro Albano 9 April 2008 2 years ago 4
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