Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Pyrrhura
eBird Code
matpar2

Vocalizations

Alessandro Franchini · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Pyrrhura melanura berlepschi

    east slope of Andes of southeastern Ecuador and northern Peru

  • Pyrrhura melanura chapmani

    subtropical east slope of central Andes of southern Colombia

  • Pyrrhura melanura melanura

    southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, southern Venezuela, and northwestern Brazil

  • Pyrrhura melanura pacifica

    west slope of Andes of southwestern Colombia (Nariño) and northwestern Ecuador

  • Pyrrhura melanura souancei

    south-central Colombia (Macarena Mountains)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.