Crimson-bellied parakeet
| Crimson-bellied parakeet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. perlata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura perlata (Spix, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrrhura rhodogaster | |
The crimson-bellied parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata), more commonly known as the crimson-bellied conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
Taxonomy
Its taxonomic history is potentially confusing. It was formerly known as Pyrrhura rhodogaster, but following a review it was discovered that the type specimen for P. perlata, long believed to belong to the closely related pearly parakeet, actually was a juvenile crimson-bellied parakeet. Consequently, P. perlata was transferred to this species, while P. rhodogaster became a junior synonym.
Description
Pyrrhura perlata adults are partly green in colour. They have yellow/green cheeks, turning to blue on lower cheeks. The breast is brown with pale off-white and dark brown barring. Crimson-bellied parakeets have a blue collar around their hindnecks, varying with each bird. They have red bend of wing, lesser underwing coverts; blue thighs to tail coverts The tail is brown/red. Pyrrhura perlata has a brown/grey beak. Eye ring bare and white. Eye dark brown. Crimson-bellied Conures weigh about 85-94g.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil and Bolivia. It remains locally fairly common, but is threatened by accelerating deforestation in its range and consequently considered to be vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
References
Notes
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura perlata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Crimson Bellied Conure". parrots.org. World Parrots Trust.
Sources
- Collar, N. J. (1997). "Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. Volume 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 439. ISBN 84-87334-22-9.