Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Finsch, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest, dry savanna, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia (B) (R).

Central Bolivia.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) [XC706832]
by id from Reserva Paraba Frente Roja (Armonia), Departamento de Cochabamba, Bolivia (call)

Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) [XC16180]
by Rosendo Fraga from Chuquisaca: rocky canyon between Tarabuco and Zuda\u00f1ez, Bolivia (flight call)

Subspecies
Usually treated as conspecific with Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), but perhaps more appropriately related as forming a superspecies, given marked morphological differences and cliff-nesting habit.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) - 10 files

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