Maroon-bellied Parakeet
Pyrrhura frontalis(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Maroon-bellied Parakeet
The Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhura frontalis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Maroon-bellied Parakeet
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhura frontalis frontalis
- Pyrrhura frontalis chiripepe
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus frontalis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Levaillant, Hist. Nat. Perroquets, pi. 17, error, restricted to the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil by Laubmann, antea, 1932.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 25 p.361
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ochre-marked Parakeet
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Blaze-winged Parakeet
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Pearly Parakeet
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Crimson-bellied Parakeet
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Green-cheeked Parakeet
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Pfrimer's Parakeet
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Grey-breasted Parakeet
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White-eared Parakeet
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