Parrots (Psittacidae)
White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster) - HBW 4, p. 457
French: Caïque à ventre blanc
German: Rostkappenpapagei
Spanish: Lorito Rubio
Other common names: White-bellied Caique
Taxonomy: Psittacus leucogaster Kuhl, 1820, Brazil.
Forms a parapatric species pair with P. melanocephala. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xanthomeria (P. L. Sclater, 1858) - E Peru and N Bolivia to W Brazil S of Amazon.
- xanthurus Todd, 1925 - Brazil S of Amazon from R Purús and R Juruá to R Madeira.
- leucogaster (Kuhl, 1820) - N Brazil from R Madeira to Maranhão.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird perched Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 7 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
Two birds on a branch Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of a bird perched Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 7 years ago 29 sec 2.9 -
A close-up of a bird on a perch Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp xanthomeria)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 2.8
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Bird on a dead palm
Locality Sandoval Lake, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp leucocaster)
hawk 16 August 2010 8 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult bird perching high up in rain forest canopy (digiscoped from observation tower)
Locality Posada Amazonas, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 6 July 2011 1 year ago 3.4 -
An individual perched in a treetop.
Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp xanthomeria)
Joe Tobias 7 August 2006 33 weeks ago 3.3 -
A pair
Locality Sandoval Lake, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp leucocaster)
hawk 17 August 2010 8 weeks ago 3.2 -
Perched in the canopy
Locality Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Marc FASOL 11 July 2011 23 weeks ago 3.2 -
Two birds perched near the Tambopata's clay lick. Dos aves posadas, listas para entrar al saladero (collpa) de Tambopata.
Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
José M. Formentí 1 August 1999 2 years ago 3
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Calls from a perched bird. Locality Palmarí Natural Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp xanthomeria)
Nick Athanas 24 December 2007 3 years ago 4.5 -
Several White-bellied Parrot calling in the Amazon Forest of Rio Cristalino. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 September 2002 49 weeks ago 4
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