Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus] (Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet)

Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet

Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus] (= Pyrrhura leucotis) (Kuhl, H 1820)

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

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Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Pyrrhura
Scientific:
  Pyrrhura leucotis

Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
809CE30BF721BC59

Avibase ID:
avibase-809CE30B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/809CE30B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177710

English:
Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet
French:
Conure leucotique ou C. à poitrine grise

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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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Cotorra d'orelles blanques
Czech: papoušek bělouchý
Danish: Hvidøret Conure
German: Graubrust-/Weißohrsittich, Weißohrsittich
English: Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet, Maroon-faced or Grey-breasted Parakeet, Maroon-faced Parakeet, White-eared Parakeet
English, HBW: Grey-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet
English (IOC): Grey-breasted/White-eared Parakeet
English (United States): Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet
Esperanto: Blankaorela konuro
Spanish: Cotorra orejiblanca, Cotorra Pechigrís/Orejiblanca
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra pechigrís/orejiblanca
Spanish (HBW): Gray-breasted/Maroon-faced Parakeet
Estonian: ruskepõsk-võrkpapagoi
Finnish: raitasuomuaratti
French: Conure à poitrine grise ou C. leucotique, Conure leucotique, Conure leucotique ou C. à poitrine grise
Hungarian: fehérfülű papagáj
Italian: Parrocchetto guancebianche
Japanese (romaji): haimuneurokoinko/hoojirourokoinko, hoojirourokoinko
Japanese: ハイムネウロコインコ/ホオジロウロコインコ, ホオジロウロコインコ
Scientific: Psittacus leucotis, Pyrrhura [leucotis or griseipectus], Pyrrhura griseipectus/leucotis, Pyrrhura leucotis, Pyrrhura leucotis leucotis
Lithuanian: Rudaveidė raudonuodegė papūga
Dutch: Grijsborstparkiet/Witoorparkiet, Witoorparkiet
Norwegian: baturitéparakitt/brunmaskeparakitt, Brunmaskeparakitt
Polish: rudosterka rdzawolica, rudosterka szaropierśna/rdzawolica
Portuguese: tiriba-de-orelha-branca
Portuguese (Brazil): cara-suja/tiriba-de-orelha-branca, Tiriba-de-orelha-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): periquitão-cearense/periquitão-d'orelhas-brancas, Tiriba-d'orellha-branca
Russian: Белоухий краснохвостый попугай, Серогрудая/Белоухая которра
Slovak: klinochvost bielosluchý, klinochvost sivoprsý/bielosluchý
Serbian: Salvatorijev belouhi pirura papagaj/belouhi pirura papagaj, Salvatorijev belouhi/belouhi pirura papagaj
Swedish: gråbröstad parakit/vitörad parakit, Vitörad parakit
Turkish: Gri göğüslü/ak kulaklı papağan
Ukrainian: Котора бразильський
Chinese: 白耳鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 白耳鸚哥