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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first one, afterwards 4 birds in a tree, feeding Locality Chaclacayo, Lima Department, Peru
Wim ten Have 17 November 2010 4 weeks ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A group of birds on a branch Locality Lomas de lachay, Lima Department, Peru (ssp aurifrons)
herve jacob 18 October 2010 1 year ago 20 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds feeding in a bush Locality Uru-Uru Lake, Oruro Department, Bolivia (ssp margaritae)
Frank Witebsky 2004 5 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds resting and preening. Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp aurifrons)
Yoel Jimenez 13 November 2012 14 weeks ago 50 sec 3.7 -
Two birds perched on the top of a bush Locality Yala, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Barry Attridge 15 December 2006 5 years ago 14 sec 3.4 -
Two adult birds. Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 13 April 2013 4 weeks ago 12 sec 3.3
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Two adult birds.
Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 13 April 2013 4 weeks ago 3.6 -
A P.a. margaritae feeding in Dunalia spinosa fruits. Is a female.
Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Gonzalo Gonzalez C 15 April 2011 45 weeks ago 3.4 -
An adult bird perched.
Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 13 April 2013 4 weeks ago 3.3 -
A group of birds on the ground.
Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 13 April 2013 4 weeks ago 3 -
A group of birds.
Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 13 April 2013 4 weeks ago 2.8 -
A bird perched in a small tree.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 3 years ago 2.5
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call in flight, flocks, fly over Locality Las Conchas, Salta Province, Argentina
(ssp rubrirostris)
Niels Poul Dreyer 7 November 2008 3 years ago 4
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