The white-eared parakeet or maroon-faced parakeet is a small parrot belonging to the genus Pyrrhura. As here defined, it is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. The Venezuelan, grey-breasted and Pfrimer's parakeets were formerly classed as subspecies of this bird but are increasingly treated as separate species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Kuhl, H 1820)
Reference:
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., Halle
10 p.21
Protonym:
Psittacus leucotis
Type locality:
Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113912#page/89/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
809CE30BF721BC59
Avibase ID:
avibase-809CE30B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/809CE30B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177710
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet ( Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus]) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-eared Parakeet ( Pyrrhura leucotis) [version 4] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura leucotis) [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.50: Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura leucotis) [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.52: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 1.53: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 1.54: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 1.55: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2015: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2016: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2017: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2018: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2019: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2021: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2022: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2023: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2024: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| eBird version 2025: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Maroon-faced Parakeet ( Pyrrhura leucotis) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Pyrrhura [leucotis, griseipectus or pfrimeri]
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