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Birdsong field guide

Sulphur-breasted Parakeet

Aratinga maculata

A vibrant Neotropical parrot endemic to Brazil, long misidentified as the Sun Conure until its formal taxonomic recognition in 2005.

What it sounds like

High-pitched, harsh, and repetitive shrieks typical of the Aratinga genus, often described as 'skreek-skreek'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. GABRIEL LEITE · BrazilCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

The species was only formally recognized as distinct in 2005, having been previously dismissed as immature Sun Conures or hybrids.
Its scientific name 'maculata' is based on a 1776 illustration by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller that was overlooked for over two centuries.
Unlike the Sun Conure, the Sulphur-breasted Parakeet retains significantly more green plumage on its mantle and wings into adulthood.
It is restricted to a relatively small range within the Lower Amazon basin, specifically north and south of the Amazon River in Pará and Amapá.
Though locally common, its population is considered stable but sensitive to the clearing of its preferred savanna-forest mosaics.

Habitat

Open savannas, 'campo' grasslands with scattered trees, and secondary forest edges.

Range

Lower Amazon region of Brazil, primarily in the states of Pará and Amapá.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii Golden-capped ParakeetAratinga auricapillus Jandaya ParakeetAratinga jandaya Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialis

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