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Photo by Ciro Albano
Photo taken: Serra de Baturité, State of Ceará, NE Brazil

Alternative name: Maroon-faced Parakeet

Pyrrhura leucotis

[edit] Identification

21-22 cm. Green, black and white scaling on breast, dark-red belly and rump, chestnut face and throat, blue forehead, white ear-patch, long, graduated tail with red underside.

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Brazil where it occurs from Rio de Janeiro state north to Bahia.

[edit] Taxonomy

The taxonomy of this species and Painted Parakeet is problematic. Recent DNA studies have prompted SACC to rearrange the species limits of this complex and split off several as separate species. (See citations below)

[edit] Habitat

Lowland humid forest (mostly edges and clearings) but in some populations also near villages.

[edit] Behaviour

Forages from tree-top to the ground.

[edit] References

1. South American Classification Committee: Treat Pyrrhura griseipectus and P. pfrimeri as distinct species from Pyrrhura leucotis.
2. South American Classification Committee: Redefine species limits in Pyrrhura picta and leucotis complexes.

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