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The maroon-fronted parrot (Rhynchopsitta terrisi) is a large, macaw-like parrot. It is dark green with a dark red shoulder and a maroon forehead and eye-stripe. Its underside of the wings and tail appear to be black when it is in flight. It makes a high, rolling cr-a ak sound. Groups sound similar to the acorn woodpecker if they are heard from a distance.

Maroon-fronted parrot
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Rhynchopsitta
Species:
R. terrisi
Binomial name
Rhynchopsitta terrisi
R.T. Moore, 1947

The species is endemic to northeastern Mexico, where only about 2500–3000 birds survive in the wild.


Taxonomy


R. terrisi is one of two extant and one extinct species of genus Rhynchopsitta of thick-billed parrots.


Description


The maroon-fronted parrot is a large mostly green parrot which measures 40–45 cm (16–18 in) in length and weighs 390–470 g (14–17 oz).[3][4] The adults have a dark maroon brow which extends over the rim of bare yellow skin that surrounds the eyes. They have a brighter red at the bend of the wing. The tail is long and pointed. The underside of the wings are blackish. The juvenile has a pale beak, whitish eye-rings, and lack the dark maroon stripe over each eye.[5]


Distribution and habitat


Maroon-fronted parrots live in mature pine, mixed conifer, and pine-oak forests from 2000 to 3500 meters. This bird is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental in Nuevo León, Coahuila and Tamaulipas, Mexico.


Behaviour


They nest in limestone cliffs near moving water in large colonies. Breeding coincides with the fruition of pines, which is its main food source. They lay one to three eggs in July and the juveniles fledge around November. They migrate over short distances seasonally.


Conservation


This bird is considered endangered due to overgrazing and habitat destruction.[1]

The ITESM Campus Monterrey carry out environmental education programs and science research in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park and Sierra de Arteaga for the conservation of maroon-fronted parrots.


References


  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Rhynchopsitta terrisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22685772A179400190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22685772A179400190.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
  4. (2011).
  5. BirdLife Species Factsheet.



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- [en] Maroon-fronted parrot

[es] Rhynchopsitta terrisi

La cotorra serrana oriental[2] (Rhynchopsitta terrisi) es una especie endémica de México de la familia Psittacidae, que vive únicamente en los bosques de coníferas de la Sierra Madre Oriental, generalmente entre los 2.500 y 3.500 m de altitud, pero en algunos casos entre 1.300 y 3.700 msnm.[1][3] Se alimenta de semillas de pinos. Se encuentra en peligro de extinción.

[fr] Conure à front brun

Rhynchopsitta terrisi

[it] Rhynchopsitta terrisi

Il pappagallo frontemarrone (Rhynchopsitta terrisi Moore, 1947) è una specie di pappagallo, appartenente al genere Rhynchopsitta.

[ru] Rhynchopsitta terrisi

Rhynchopsitta terrisi (лат.) — вид птиц из семейства попугаевых.



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