Parrots (Psittacidae)
Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) - HBW 4, p. 440
French: Conure emma
German: Weißohrsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Cariparda
Other common names: Maroon-faced Conure, White-eared Parakeet/Conure
Taxonomy: Psittacus leucotis Kuhl, 1820, Brazil.
Claimed to form a superspecies with closely related P. picta, but interposing ranges unusual in such an arrangement. Proposed race (or even species) “hypoxantha” probably based on aberrant specimens of P. molinae. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- emma Salvadori, 1891 - NW Venezuela.
- auricularis Zimmer & Phelps, 1949 - NE Venezuela.
- pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - C Brazil in Goiás.
- emma Salvadori, 1891 - NW Venezuela.
- auricularis Zimmer & Phelps, 1949 - NE Venezuela.
- pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - C Brazil in Goiás.
- griseipectus Salvadori, 1900 - NE Brazil.
- leucotis (Kuhl, 1820) - E Brazil from Bahia to São Paulo.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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3 birds feeding on fruits and flowers. Locality Macarani, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp leucotis)
Ciro Albano 18 September 2011 1 year ago 1 min 36 sec 4.2 -
One bird, then two, in a leafless tree. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 4 years ago 44 sec 4.1 -
Four bird preening. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 17 July 2009 3 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4 -
Birds preening Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 16 July 2009 3 years ago 48 sec 3.9 -
Bird preening. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 2 October 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.6 -
A pair of Parakeets on the nesting box. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 12 March 2010 3 years ago 28 sec 3.5
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A bird feeding on fruits
Locality Caripe, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp auricularis)
Eduardo López 3 January 2012 1 year ago 3.8 -
Frontal view of a perched bird.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ken Havard 5 February 2007 36 weeks ago 3.8 -
A group of 50 individual eating the fruit os that tree
Locality Hacienda Cañaveral, Osma, Vargas State, Venezuela
kperezleon 25 August 2012 37 weeks ago 3.8 -
A pair near the nest.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 19 October 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Caripe, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp emma)
Joe Tobias 20 May 2007 33 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bird on a branch.
Locality São Domingos, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp pfrimeri)
Ciro Albano 10 July 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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calls perched. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp griseipectus)
Ciro Albano 24 March 2007 4 years ago 4.5
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