Ochre-marked Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata)

Other Names (World)
Ochre-marked Parakeet, Blue-throated Parakeet, Blue-throated Conure, Blue-chested Parakeet, Blue-chested Conure, Ochre-marked Conure, Red-eared Parakeet, Red-eared Conure, Black-tailed Parakeet, Black-tailed Conure

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1820)

Habitat
The canopy of lowland humid forest and edge, small clearings and selectively logged forest, and agricultural areas where many forest trees are retained. From sea-level - 960 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through conversion to agruculture, trapping for the cage-bird trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched chatterings.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Ochre-marked Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) [XC658320]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal, Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (call, flight call)

Ochre-marked Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) [XC736075]
by George Sangster from RPPN Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Veracel, Porto Seguro-BA, Bahia, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ochre-marked Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) - 10 files

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