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Maroon-bellied Conure
Also Known As: Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Reddish-bellied Parakeet, Brown-eared Conure or Parakeet, Scaly-breasted Conure or Parakeet, Azara's Conure (P.f. chiripepe)
Species Profile
Genus:Pyrrhura
Species:
frontalis
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 26cm (10.1 in) | 72-94g (2.5-3.3 oz) |
Races including nominate:
three: P.f. frontalis, P.f. kriegi, P.f. chiripepe
Colourization Adult: P.f. frontalis: both adults thin red/brown frontal band; green crown and cheeks to hindneck and mantle; grey/brown ear coverts; olive/brown breast, banded with yellow and tipped dark brown; brown/red centre of abdomen; blue/green primary coverts; olive tail, with wide brown/red tips. Bill brown/grey. Eye ring bare and white. Eye dark brown. P.f. kriegi: both adults as in frontalis, but tail narrowly tipped with brown/red. P.f. chirpepe: both adults as in frontalis, but tail only olive, without brown/red tip; orange/red bend of wing.
Colourization Juvenile: P.f. frontalis: as in adults but duller in colour; less abdominal patch; shorter tail.
Call: Calls made in flight rapid and repititious, and are screeches intermixed with longer, higher-pitched cries. Alarm call is sharp and brief.
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Content Sources:
Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1335.html
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1590&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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