Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Psittacara wagleri (Gray, GR 1845)
The scarlet-fronted parakeet, also known as the scarlet-fronted conure, red-fronted conure or Wagler's conure, is a long-tailed South American species of parrot. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and especially high-altitude shrubland and forest; it is also known to visit heavily degraded former forest. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Cordilleran parakeet, and still is by some authorities. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittacidae
Genus:
Psittacara
Scientific:
Psittacara wagleri
Original description
Citation:
(Gray, GR 1845)
Reference:
Gen. Birds
2 p.413, pl.CII
Protonym:
Conurus Wagleri
Type locality:
No locality, the type in the British Museum is from Bogota.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/219462#page/238/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8B1CF9DFE731CB95
Avibase ID:
avibase-8B1CF9DF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8B1CF9DF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177690
NEAR THREATENED
English:
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Afrikaans:
Rooikroonparkiet
Bulgarian:
Аленочела аратинга
Catalan:
Aratinga de Wagler
Czech:
aratinga skvrnitý
Danish:
Colombiansk Aratinga
German:
Kolumbiensittich
Esperanto:
skarlatfrunta papago
Spanish:
Aratinga de Wagler
Spanish (Spain):
Aratinga de Wagler
Estonian:
kaljuaratinga
Finnish:
kallioaratti
French:
Conure de Wagler
Croatian:
crvenočela jandaja
Hungarian:
Wagler aratingája
Italian:
Parrocchetto frontescarlatta
Japanese (romaji):
midorizuakainko
Japanese:
ミドリズアカインコ
Lithuanian:
kolumbinė aratinga
Dutch:
Waglers Aratinga
Norwegian:
Rødpanneparakitt
Polish:
szmaragdolotka andyjska
Portuguese:
periquito-de-cara-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
periquitão-de-testa-escarlate
Russian:
Колумбийская аратинга
Slovak:
klinochvost Waglerov
Serbian:
Kolumbijska aratinga
Swedish:
rödkronad parakit
Turkish:
Wagler Papağanı
Ukrainian:
аратинга колумбійський
Chinese:
红额鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional):
猩紅額鸚哥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Aratinga wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Aratinga wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Psittacara wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Psittacara wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Psittacara wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Psittacara wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted] ( Psittacara wagleri [wagleri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) |
| Clements, version 2023: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted) ( Psittacara wagleri wagleri/transilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted) ( Psittacara wagleri wagleri/transilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted) ( Psittacara wagleri wagleri/transilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ( Psittacara wagleri) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Psittacara [wagleri or frontatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooikroonparkiet
Bulgarian: Аленочела аратинга
Catalan: Aratinga de Wagler
Czech: aratinga skvrnitý
Danish: Colombiansk Aratinga
German: Columbiasittich, Kolumbiensittich, Kolumbiensittich (wagleri/transilis)
English: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted), Scarlet-fronted Parakeet [Scarlet-fronted]
[ENAV]: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
English, HBW: Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
English (IOC): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted)
English (United States): Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Scarlet-fronted)
Esperanto: Skarlatafrunta konuro, skarlatfrunta papago
Spanish: Aratinga de Wagler, Aratinga de Wagler (wagleri/transilis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Perico Frentiescarlata
Spanish (Spain): Aratinga de Wagler, Aratinga de Wagler (wagleri/transilis)
Spanish (Peru): Cotorra de Frente Escarlata (wagleri/transilis)
Spanish (Venezuela): Chacaraco, Chacaraco (wagleri/transilis)
Estonian: kaljuaratinga
Finnish: kallioaratti
French: Conure de Wagler, Conure de Wagler (wagleri/transilis), Conure de Wagler [wagleri]
French (Guyane): Conure de Wagler (wagleri/transilis)
Croatian: crvenočela jandaja
Hungarian: Wagler aratingája
Italian: Conuro fronterossa, Parrocchetto frontescarlatta
Japanese (romaji): midorizuakainko
Japanese: ミドリズアカインコ, ミドリズアカインコ（wagleri／transilis）
Scientific: Aratinga wagleri, Aratinga wagleri [wagleri], Aratinga wagleri wagleri, Conurus Wagleri, Psittacara wagleri, Psittacara wagleri [wagleri], Psittacara wagleri wagleri, Psittacara wagleri wagleri/transilis
Lithuanian: kolumbinė aratinga
Dutch: Wagler-aratinga, Waglers Aratinga
Norwegian: Rødpanneparakitt, rødpanneparakitt (wagleri/transilis)
Polish: konura andyjska, szmaragdolotka andyjska, szmaragdolotka andyjska (wagleri/transilis)
Portuguese: periquito-de-cara-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): periquitão-de-testa-escarlate, periquitão-de-testa-escarlate (wagleri/transilis)
Russian: Колумбийская аратинга, Колумбийская аратинга (wagleri/transilis)
Slovak: klinochvost Waglerov, klinochvost Waglerov (skup.)
Serbian: Kolumbijska aratinga, Kolumbijska aratinga (crvenočela)
Swedish: Rödkronad parakit, rödkronad parakit (wagleri/transilis)
Turkish: Wagler Papağanı, Wagler papağanı (wagleri/transilis)
Ukrainian: аратинга колумбійський, Аратинга колумбійський (підвид wagleri/transilis)
Chinese: 红额鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 猩紅額鸚哥
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