Grey-hooded Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aymara)

Other Scientific Names
Bolborhynchus aymara [BirdLife International (2004)], Bolborhynchus aymara [Stotz et al. (1996)], Bolborhynchus aymara [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Grey-hooded Parakeet, Gray-hooded Parakeet, Grey-headed Parakeet, Gray-headed Parakeet, Aymara Parakeet, Sierra Parakeet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(d'Orbigny, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,800 - 3,000 m, occasionally upto 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile (B).

North-central Bolivia to north-western Argentina.

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Grey-hooded Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aymara) [XC824866]
by Rosendo Fraga from Los Gigantes, Cruz del Eje, C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina (flight call)

Grey-hooded Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aymara) [XC663518]
by Niels Krabbe from Padcaya (near Mecoya), Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Avil\u00e9s, Departamento de Tarija, Bolivia (call, song)

Subspecies
Often placed in genus Bolborhynchus. In past in genus Amoropsittaca.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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