Garlepp’s Conure |
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Also known as: Garlepp's Parakeet, Amazon Red-fronted Conure
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Genus: Pyrrhura | Species: parvifrons
Size:
22cm (8.6in)
Weight:
54-70g (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:
Not recorded, but probably similar to P. roseifrons - rolling prrrrt prrrt and screeches.
Video Links:
Video 1 | Video 2More Information:
Avibase
Peru Birds - Garlepp's Parakeet
Research: Molecular Systematics, Taxonomy and Distribution of the Pyrrhura picta-leucotis Complex
Content Sources:
CITES
IUCN Red List
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Knight, 2010.
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Captive Status:
Not found in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
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. Probably threatened by ongoing habitat loss, as it is suspected to lose 12.9-13.5% of suitable habitat within its range over three generations (18 years). May be susceptible to trapping.
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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