Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Vulnerable
Yellow-tailed Parrot (Pionites xanthurus)
Taxonomy
French: Maïpouri de Todd German: Blassampelpapagei Spanish: Lorito rubio central
Taxonomy:
Pionites xanthurus
Todd
, 1925,Nova Olinda, Rio Purús, Brazil
.Distribution:
Brazil S of Amazon from R Purús and R Juruá to R Madeira catchment in Amazonas.
Descriptive notes
23 cm. Like P. leucogaster, with which this species was formerly considered to be conspecific, a medium-sized, chunky, short-tailed parrot, with apricot-orange cap,... read more
Voice
No known differences between this species and P. leucogaster.
Habitat
Humid tropical terra firme forest, and seasonally flooded várzea forest along... read more
Food and feeding
No information, though basic details are unlikely to differ significantly from P. leucogaster.
Breeding
No data, though basic details of breeding biology are unlikely to differ significantly from P. leucogaster.
Movements
No information.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. CITES II. No population estimate. Suspected to lose 17·8–22·2% of suitable habitat within its distribution over three generations (24 years) from 2002, based on a... read more
Hitherto considered conspecific with P. xanthomerius and P. leucogaster, but separated as a species distinct from former by characters given under that species, and from latter by its yellow vs green tail (3), yellow vs green lower flanks and thighs (3), and unknown-width hybrid zone (at least 1). Monotypic.