South-eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul; two records from Misiones, Argentina.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat loss for agricultural conversion, urbanisation and intensive palmito collecting, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Unpatterned thrush-like phrases. In flight, semi-whistled sounds like a parakeet.
Blue-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea) [XC726903]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Rio Taquari,Parati,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call, duet, subsong, aggressive call)
Blue-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea) [XC428105]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapirai, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (canto de voo)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Amazona spp. are larger with shorter tails, and female Pileated Parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) is smaller.
References
See References.