Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Pyrrhura melanura
(L 8.5-8.75" Wt 2.8-3.5 oz)
In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
and Venezuela...five subspecies are
identified...usually in small flocks.
and Venezuela...five subspecies are
identified...usually in small flocks.
Wildsumaco Lodge
14Mar2017
Pyrrhura is Greek for fire-
colored; melanura means
black or dark tail.
colored; melanura means
black or dark tail.
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