Parrots (Psittacidae)
Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysopterus) - HBW 4, p. 452
French: Toui para
German: Braunkinnsittich
Spanish: Catita Alidorada
Taxonomy: Psittacus chrysopterus Linnaeus, 1766, India; error = Guiana.
Forms a parapatric species pair with B. cyanoptera, and these two may form superspecies with B.jugularis. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chrysopterus (Linnaeus, 1766) - NE Venezuela SE through the Guianas to Roraima and Amapá, CN Brazil.
- tenuifrons Friedmann, 1945 - upper R Negro, NW Brazil.
- solimoensis Gyldenstolpe, 1941 - Manaus region, NC Brazil.
- chrysopterus (Linnaeus, 1766) - NE Venezuela SE through the Guianas to Roraima and Amapá, CN Brazil.
- tenuifrons Friedmann, 1945 - upper R Negro, NW Brazil.
- solimoensis Gyldenstolpe, 1941 - Manaus region, NC Brazil.
- tuipara (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - R Tapajós E to Maranhão, NC Brazil.
- chrysosema P. L. Sclater, 1864 - R Madeira S to N Mato Grosso, W Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds on rocks by the river, together with a few Madeira Parakeets Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp chrysosema)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
Three birds on a rock and flying away Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp chrysosema)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
Three birds in a tree Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp chrysosema)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched, looking around. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3 -
Two birds perched, moving in a tree and flying away. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 30 sec 2.8
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Specimen perched on a branch
Locality Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Johannes Pfleiderer 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A couple, perched on a cecropia.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp chrysosema)
Carmelo López 21 November 2011 1 day ago ADDED TODAY! 3.7
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Flock of 15 birds flying around me - In the background : Trogon rufus, Myrmotherula brachyura Locality Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 3 July 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Two birds calling before taking off. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 3 -
calls from a pair Locality Pakaas Palafitas Lodge, Guajará-Mirim, Rondônia State, Brazil
(ssp chrysosema)
Bradley Davis 6 August 2006 2 years ago 3 -
Calls from perched birds. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp chrysoema)
Scott Olmstead 20 July 2006 2 years ago 1
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