About Pyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906
Pyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906 has a total length of approximately 22 cm, which is 8 and 3/4 inches. Like other members of the Pyrrhura picta complex, it is a long-tailed, primarily green parakeet. It has dark red coloration on its belly, rump, and tail-tip, and the entire tail is dark red when viewed from below. It features a whitish or dull buff patch on its auriculars, and bluish remiges. Its cheeks and ocular region are dark maroon. The nominate subspecies, P. a. amazonum, has a narrow blue band across the forehead and pale grey scaling on the chest. The other two subspecies, P. a. snethlageae and P. a. lucida, have little to no blue on their forecrown. Uniquely among the P. picta complex, their chests are overall pale, with relatively narrow, dark pointed markings. P. a. lucida is slightly smaller and paler than P. a. snethlageae. Some individuals of P. a. snethlageae have a yellowish eye-ring, though the cause of this variation is still unknown. Most P. a. snethlageae have a dark grey eye-ring, which matches the eye-ring color of all other subspecies. All subspecies of Pyrrhura amazonum have dark greyish legs. This species is found only in Brazil and Bolivia, where it inhabits tropical humid lowland forest and adjacent habitats. It is a social species, typically observed in pairs or groups. It feeds on fruits, seeds, and flowers, and places its nests in tree cavities. It is fairly common across most of its range, and is found in several protected areas. For example, the nominate P. a. amazonum occurs in Amazônia National Park, Pará, Brazil, while P. a. lucida occurs in Cristalino State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
