Crimson-bellied parakeet

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Crimson-bellied conure

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. perlata
Binomial name
Pyrrhura perlata
(Spix, 1824)
Synonyms

Pyrrhura rhodogaster

Illustration by Joseph Wolf, 1864

The crimson-bellied parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata), known as the crimson-bellied conure in

Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.[3]

Taxonomy and systematics

The crimson-bellied parakeet's

junior synonym under the principle of priority.[4][5]

The crimson-bellied parakeet is

monotypic.[3]

Description

The crimson-bellied parakeet is 24 to 25 cm (9.4 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 76 to 91 g (2.7 to 3.2 oz). The sexes are the same. Adults have a dark grayish brown head flecked with pale grayish buff, dark brownish gray ear

primaries and red underwing coverts. Their tail's top surface is reddish brown and the lower surface is blackish brown. Their iris is dark brown, their bill blackish, and their legs blackish gray. Immatures are similar to adults but have a mostly green belly.[5][6]

Distribution and habitat

The crimson-bellied parakeet is found in the

Amazon Basin from the Mamoré River in northeastern Bolivia east into Brazil south of the Amazon River in the states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Amazonas, and Pará. It mostly inhabits the canopy and edges of humid terra firme forest and secondary forest, and also occurs in drier lowland forest. In elevation it ranges as high as 600 m (2,000 ft).[5][6]

Behavior

Movement

The crimson-bellied parakeet is non-migratory.[1]

Feeding

The crimson-bellied parakeet feeds mainly on fruit but also includes flowers in its diet.[5]

Breeding

The crimson-bellied parakeet breeds between August and November, and possibly from April to June. It is assumed to nest in tree cavities like other Pyrrhura parakeets. Their clutch size is four to six eggs. The incubation period is 25 days and fledging occurs seven to eight weeks after hatch.[5]

Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.

Songs and calls
Listen to crimson-bellied parakeet on xeno-canto

Vocalization

The crimson-bellied parakeet's call is a "high, rapid "wrr'wur-wir-wir-wir"." It also makes "a strange, slightly toy-trumpet-like "peeéh"."[6]

Status

The

IUCN originally assessed the crimson-bellied parakeet as being of Least Concern, then in 2012 as Vulnerable, and since 2021 again as of Least Concern. It has a large range but its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. "The primary threat to this species is accelerating deforestation in the Amazon basin as land is cleared for cattle ranching and soy production". It is also affected by hunting.[1] It does occur in about 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) of protected lands within its range of about 1,430,000 km2 (552,000 sq mi).[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d BirdLife International (2022). "Pyrrhura perlata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685812A209393280. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ Arndt, T. (1983). Neue Erkenntnisse über den Artstatus des Blausteissittich Pyrrhura perlata perlata Spix 1824. Spixiana 9(Suppl.): 425-428.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Carter, E. (2020). Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crbpar1.01 retrieved March 6, 2023
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    ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
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