Santarem Parakeet (Pyrrhura amazonum)
About the Santarem Parakeet
The Santarém parakeet (Pyrrhura amazonum), also known as Hellmayr's parakeet or in aviculture as Hellmayr's conure or the Santarém conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in the eastern and central sections of the Amazon basin south of the Amazon River, only just extending onto the northern bank of this river. There are three subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress: P. a. amazonum Hellmayr, 1906 - north of the Amazon River between Monte Alegre and Obidos, south of the Amazon between the Tapajós and Tocantins rivers P. a. pallescens Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (previously P. a. snethlageae) - Madeira River basin in southwest Brazil and northern Bolivia P. a. lucida Arndt, 2008 - in the vicinity of the Teles Pires and Cristalino Rivers, in Mato Grosso
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 65 recordings for this species: 50 CC BY-NC-SA · 15 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanurarecording
- Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.