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Maroon-tailed Conure (Pyrrhura melanura)
Also Known As: Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Black-tailed Conure or Parakeet, Souance's Conure or Parakeet (P.m. souancei), Choco Conure or Parakeet (P.m. pacifica)
Maroon-tailed Conure (Pyrurrah melanurea)
Status in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range:
P.m. melanura: Upper Amazon River basin, from SE Colombia in SE Guainia, Vaupes and Amazonas, and S Venezuela, in Amazonas and E Bolivar, to Rio Negro And Rio Solimoes and tributaries, NW Brazil, and middle to lower Rio Napo drainage in E Ecuador and NE Peru.
P.m. souancei: Eastern lowlands of Andes in S Colombia, south from Macarena Mountains, in E Ecuador, and possibly in N Peru.
P.m. berlepschi: Lowland eastern slopes of Andes in Morona-Santiago, SE Ecuador, and E Peru, south to Rio Huallaga valley.
P.m. pacifica: Pacific slope of Andes in NW Ecuador, south to northern Los Rios, and in Narino, SW Colombia.
P.m. chapmani: between 1600-2800m (5248-9184 ft) in upper Rio Magdalena valley on eastern slope of Cordillera Central, in Huila and southern Tolima, C Colombia.
Habitat:
Found in varied habitats from tropical to temperate zone areas including varzea, lowland and low mountainous rainforest and cloud forest, often in partly cleared areas and edges. Also secondary forest. Up to 3200m (10,496 ft).
Threat Summary:
None at present, although heavily traded in significant numbers in the wild bird trade during the late 1980s.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits and tree bark.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Seen in groups of 6-12 individuals, keeping to canopy and tree top areas. Moves to lower branches to forage for food. May be seasonally nomadic in some parts of Colombia.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 or 5 eggs
Breeding Season:
April-June
More Info Sites:
http://www.birdcare.com.au/maroon_tailed_conure.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroon-tailed_Parakeet
Infonatura - Maroon-tailed Parakeet
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