Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus)

Other Names (World)
Grey-breasted Parakeet, Gray-breasted Parakeet, Grey-breasted Conure, Gray-breasted Conure

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1900

Habitat
Humid to semi-humid forest and nearby clearings. Usually above 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

North-eastern Brazil.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruit and seeds.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) [XC855091]
by id from Guaramiranga, Cear\u00e1, Brazil (?)

Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) [XC319261]
by Richard C. Hoyer from Pacoti, Cear\u00e1, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Pyrrhura leucotis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis), Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) and Goias Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri) following SACC (2005).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Subtly different from White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) and Goias Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), having a brown pileum, a white auricular patch and a grey breast. Its coloration, especially the breast, resembles two widely disjunct taxa, caeruleiceps (Venezuela) and eisenmanni (Panama) of Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta). Nevertheless, Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) differs from caeruleiceps and eisenmanni in its all-brown pileum (fore- and hindcrown blue in caeruleiceps, forecrown dull red in eisenmanni), maroon cheeks (dull red in caeruleiceps and eisenmanni) and red shoulders.

References
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