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.

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) [XC750671]
by Mauricio Cu\u00e9llar-Ram\u00edrez from Milpe Bird Sanctuary MCF., Ecuador (flight call)

Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) [XC622069]
by Francisco Sornoza from Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Parroquia Nanegalito, Nueva Granada, Hacienda Los Yumbos, Ecuador (subsong)

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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