Vulturine Parrot

Pyrilia vulturina

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruitForestMedium · 145 g

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The vulturine parrot is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 138 to 165 g (4.9 to 5.8 oz). The adult's face is mostly bare black skin, with yellowish lores and a collar of yellow feathers and a band of black feathers below that. Their upperparts are green with a reddish orange shoulder. Their breast is olive-yellow, their belly green with some blue edges to the feathers, and their lower thighs yellow. Their primaries are black with green edges and their carpal's edges and underwing coverts are red. Voice: The vulturine parrot's flight call is "a slightly nasal rhythmic "tree ... trayaweet" or simply "trayaweet"." It makes "a wide variety of calls, ranging from nasal yelps or barks to more melodious whistles and whining sounds, as well as more typically parrot-like calls" when perched.

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When to see the Vulturine Parrot

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Where to see the Vulturine Parrot

Regular range

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About the Vulturine Parrot

The vulturine parrot is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Brazil.

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