Parrots (Psittacidae)
Mountain Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aurifrons) - HBW 4, p. 446
French: Toui à bandeau jaune
German: Zitronensittich
Spanish: Catita Frentidorada
Other common names: Golden-fronted Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus (Lathamus) aurifrons Lesson, 1830, New Zealand; error = Peru.
Often placed in genus Bolborhynchus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- robertsi Carriker, 1933 - NW Peru.
- aurifrons (Lesson, 1830) - C Peru.
- margaritae (Berlioz & Dorst, 1956) - S Peru and CW Bolivia to N Chile and extreme NW Argentina.
- rubrirostris (Burmeister, 1860) - NW Argentina to C Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds feeding on a bush Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp margaritae)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds on a branch Locality Lomas de lachay, Lima Department, Peru (ssp aurifrons)
herve jacob 18 October 2010 39 weeks ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A group of birds feeding in a bush Locality Uru-Uru Lake, Oruro Department, Bolivia (ssp margaritae)
Frank Witebsky 2004 4 years ago 10 sec 3.5 -
Two birds perched on the top of a bush Locality Yala, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Barry Attridge 15 December 2006 4 years ago 14 sec 3.4 -
A bird perched on top of a bush and flying away Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp margaritae)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 16 sec 3.3 -
A male and a female on a perch. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 3 years ago 47 sec 2.5
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A bird perched in a small tree.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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call in flight, flocks, fly over Locality Las Conchas, Salta Province, Argentina
(ssp rubrirostris)
dreyernp 7 November 2008 2 years ago 4
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