Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Pyrrhura

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Alessandro Franchini · CC_BY_4_0

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)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.