Parrots (Psittacidae)
Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) - HBW 4, p. 443
French: Conure de Souancé
German: Braunschwanzsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Colinegra
Other common names: Maroon-tailed Conure
Taxonomy: Aratinga melanurus Spix, 1824, Tabatinga, Rio Solimões, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with P. orcesi, but also pairs parapatrically with P. picta. Races pacifica and chapmani are particularly distinctive forms, but the variability in berlepschi and souancei may overlap, requiring the two to be merged. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pacifica Chapman, 1915 - SW Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- chapmani Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - E slope of C Andes of Colombia at 1600-2800 m.
- melanura (Spix, 1824) - S Venezuela through NW Brazil to SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru.
- pacifica Chapman, 1915 - SW Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- chapmani Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - E slope of C Andes of Colombia at 1600-2800 m.
- melanura (Spix, 1824) - S Venezuela through NW Brazil to SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru.
- souancei (J. Verreaux, 1858) - SC Colombia near Macarena Mts.
- berlepschi Salvadori, 1891 - E slope of Andes in SE Ecuador and N Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
Several birds feeding on dates in a palm tree Locality Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp pacifica)
Josep del Hoyo 5 February 2005 8 years ago 53 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Tarapoto Tunnel, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp berlepschi )
Yoel Jimenez 4 December 2012 20 weeks ago 16 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp melanura)
Keith Blomerley 27 November 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 3.4 -
Brief view of a group in a palm tree and flying away Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp melanura)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 15 sec 1.7
-
On a palm leaf
Locality San José del Guaviare, Guaviare Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 18 March 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird with aberrant plumage; reddish-orange primaries,
Locality Chiriboga Road, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp pacifica)
Scott Olmstead 5 February 2007 3 years ago 3.5 -
A bird foraging with a small flock in a fruiting tree.
Locality Chiriboga Road, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp pacifica)
Scott Olmstead 5 February 2007 3 years ago 3.3 -
On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 29 October 2011 1 year ago 3
-
Calls by a group of birds flying. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp melanura)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Flight calls from a large flock. Locality Lita, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp pacifica)
Nick Athanas 31 August 2006 3 years ago 4
Email this page