About Pyrrhura leucotis (Kuhl, 1820)
Pyrrhura leucotis, commonly known as the white-eared parakeet, measures 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) in total length. Males and females are identical in appearance. Adult individuals have a light brown crown, bluish forehead and hindneck, maroon face, and whitish ear coverts. Most of their upperparts are green, with a reddish rump. Their chin, throat, and neck sides are green, marked with light buff scaling. The center of the belly is brownish red, while the remaining underparts are green. Their wings are mostly green, with a red shoulder patch and blue flight feathers. Their tail is brownish red, with a duller colored underside. Immature white-eared parakeets resemble adult individuals. This species is distributed in eastern Brazil, ranging from Bahia southward to Rio de Janeiro state. It lives in the interior and edges of tropical evergreen forest, clearings with scattered trees, and shaded cacao plantations. It occurs at elevations from sea level up to approximately 600 m (2,000 ft).
