Parrots (Psittacidae)
Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)
French: Conure de Vieillot German: Braunohrsittich Spanish: Cotorra Chiripepé
Other common names: Maroon-bellied Conure, Red-bellied/Reddish-bellied Parakeet/Conure
Taxonomy:
Psittacus frontalis Vieillot, 1818, Cayenne; error, Espírito Santo.
Forms a superspecies with P. devillei, with which may be conspecific. Intermediate populations formerly placed in a separate race, kriegi. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- frontalis (Vieillot, 1818) - E Brazil from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro and N São Paulo.
- chiripepe (Vieillot, 1818) - SE Brazil, SE Paraguay and N Argentina.
- Least Concern
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Close views of one bird of a pair. Serra Bonita Private Reserve, Camacan, Bahia, Brazil
Ciro Albano 28 November 2009 13 weeks ago 21 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a trunk, near a hole Cruce Caballero, Misiones, Argentina (chiripepe)
Anna Motis 23 August 2004 3 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
Two birds in a tree, preening each other Urugua-í National Park, Misiones, Argentina (chiripepe)
Anna Motis 24 August 2004 3 years ago 20 sec 3.7
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1 bird Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 13 November 2005 1 year ago 3
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in flight Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil
(frontalis)
Ciro Albano 8 April 2008 50 weeks ago 4
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