Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Fraser, 1841)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 800 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (P), Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Western Venezuela and north-eastern Colombia south through Ecuador to north-western Peru.

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
Trapping for the cage-bird trade and persecution as an agricultural pest are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) [XC238871]
by Niels Krabbe from El Oro: Daucay, Ecuador (call)

Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) [XC589614]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Finca Getsemani - Garz\u00f3n, Huila, Colombia (flight call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies cyanescens, from southern Colombia to Peru, very weakly marked and doubtfully valid.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) - 10 files

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