Parrots (Psittacidae)
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) - HBW 4, p. 430
French: Conure mitrée
German: Rotmaskensittich
Spanish: Aratinga Mitrada
Other common names: Mitred Conure; Champman's Parakeet (alticola)
Taxonomy: Conurus mitratus Tschudi, 1844, Peru.
Possibly conspecific with A. wagleri. Race alticola sometimes considered separate species. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mitrata (Tschudi, 1844) - C Peru and CE Bolivia to NW Argentina.
- alticola Chapman, 1921 - C Peru in temperate zone at 3400 m.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds on top of a tree, feeding Locality Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp mitrata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
A bird searching for food Locality Salta Province, Argentina (ssp mitrata)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 6 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird on top of a tree, feeding and calling Locality Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp mitrata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
Many birds on a tree Locality Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp mitrata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on fruits Locality Salta Province, Argentina (ssp mitrata)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 6 years ago 31 sec 3.7 -
A group of birds eating at a feeder Locality Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp mitrata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 September 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 3.3
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Adult bird klinging on a thin branch.
Locality Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp mitrata)
Pia Öberg 25 August 2009 23 weeks ago 4 -
Adult bird perched on the log.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
perched in tree
Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp mitrata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 20 September 2008 2 years ago 3
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Calls from a very large flock. Locality Calilegua National Park, Jujuy Province, Argentina
(ssp mitrata)
Nick Athanas 9 December 2006 2 years ago 4
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