White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) [XC85378]
by Jeremy Minns from Reserva Biol\u00f3gica de Sooretama, ES, Brazil (call, calls, perched)
White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) [XC548927]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Reserva Biol\u00f3gica do Tingu\u00e1, Nova Igua\u00e7u, RJ, Brazil (call, flight call)
Subspecies
Pyrrhura leucotis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis), Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) and Goias Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri) following SACC (2005).
Claimed to form a superspecies with closely related Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta), but interposing ranges unusual in such an arrangement.
Proposed subspecies (or even species) "hypoxantha" probably based on aberrant specimens of Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
emma Salvadori, 1891 - North-western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Venezuelan Parakeet (Pyrrhura emma).
auricularis Zimmer and Phelps, 1949 - North-eastern Venezuela.
pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - Central Brazil (Goiás). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Goias Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri).
griseipectus Salvadori, 1900 - North-eastern Brazil (Ceará). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus).
leucotis (Kuhl, 1820) - Eastern Brazil from Bahia to Sío Paulo.
Similar Species
Subtly different from Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) and Goias Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), in coloration of the pileum and having a creamy-buff auricular patch.
References
See References.