Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera)

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

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera) [XC224930]
by Joe Klaiber from Rio Grande forest reserve, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (call)

Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera) [XC247046]
by Peter Boesman from Rio Grande forest reserve, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms a parapatric species pair with Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera), and these two may form superspecies with Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) - North-eastern Venezuela Seast through the Guianas to Roraima and Amapa, central-northern Brazil.
tenuifrons Friedmann, 1945 - Upper R Negro, north-western Brazil.
solimoensis Gyldenstolpe, 1941 - Manaus region, north-central Brazil.
tuipara (Gmelin, JF, 1788) - R Tapajós east to Maranh�o, north-central Brazil.
chrysosema Sclater, PL, 1864 - R Madeira south to northern Mato Grosso, western Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Golden-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera) - 10 files

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