Alternative Name: Reddish-bellied Parakeet1.
- Pyrrhura frontalis
Identification
24 to 28 cm (9½-11 in)
- Green plumage
- Maroon belly patch
- Yellow-green barred breast and front and sides of neck
- Brownish ear patch
- Black beak
- Maroon undertail
- The dark-tipped primaries are blue on outerwebs, green on innerwebs
Distribution
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. frontalis:
- Eastern Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro and northern São Paulo)
- P. f. chiripepe:
Habitat
Atlantic Rainforest, and towns
Behaviour
They move around in flocks
Diet
Their diet includes various seeds
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- De la Peña & Rumboll, 1998. Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09035-1
- Avianweb
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Maroon-bellied Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Maroon-bellied_Parakeet
External Links
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