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Garlepp’s Conure

( Pyrrhura parvifrons )

Also known as:
Garlepp's Parakeet, Amazon Red-fronted Conure

Also known as:
Garlepp's Parakeet, Amazon Red-fronted Conure

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DID YOU KNOW?

This species is similar to P. roseifrons.

<p><em>Pyrrhura</em></p>
Genus:

Pyrrhura

<p><em>parvifrons</em></p>
Species:

parvifrons

Size:

22 cm (8.6in)

Weight:

54-70 g (1.9-2.5 oz)

Subspecies including nominate:

one

Colour Adult:

Largely green in colour, with long, maroon-red tails, dark red belly patch and bright blue primaries. Face and crown dark grey-brown. Rose-red colour on the head restricted to a narrow band on the frons and a few scattered feathers in the crown. Upper breast brownish grey scalloped with grey/white. Ear coverts paler grey-brown. Eye ring white.

Colour Juvenile:

Not described.

Call:

Similar to P. roseifrons – rolling prrrrt prrrt and screeches.

Garlepp’s Conure – AVoCet Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

Content Sources:

CITES
IUCN Red List
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Knight, 2010.

Captive Status:

Not found in aviculture.

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Not recorded.

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World Population:

Unknown, decreasing.

IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern

CITES Listing:
Appendix II

Threat Summary:

Not globally threatened. This species has a small range. Is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 9% within its range over the past 10 years. Therefore, it is tentatively suspected that this may have led to a 1-19% decline in the species’ population size over the same time frame.

Range:

Two distinct populations, both in extreme W Amazonia of N Peru: one by San Martín–Loreto border from Shanusi to Yurimaguas and Sarayacu, and possibly R Cushabatay; the other in E Loreto, in Santa Cecilia region and Quebrada Vainilla along R Amazon to mouth of R Orosa.

Habitat:

Forest, unknown type.

Wild Diet:

Diet includes flowers, berries and other fruits of Trema micrantha, Erythrina and other species. Also seen in mangoes and guavas.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Has been observed in groups of 10-30 birds foraging in the canopy.

Clutch and Egg Size:

Not recorded.

Breeding Season:

January-March, Amazonas Peru, with young being observed from April.

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