The crimson-bellied parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata), more commonly known as the crimson-bellied conure in aviculture has a confusing taxonomic history. It was formerly known as Pyrrhura rhodogaster, but following a review it was discovered that the type specimen for P. perlata, long believed to belong to the closely related pearly parakeet, actually was a juvenile crimson-bellied parakeet. Consequently, P. perlata was transferred to this species, while P. rhodogaster became a junior synonym.
I got a few shots at Alta Floresta but for the close-up I have to use the Wikipedia shot. They were being annoyingly camera shy!
They are found exclusively in Brazil and northern Bolivia. The easiest place to see them in the wild is the grounds of the Floresta Amazonica Hotel in Alta Floresta.
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This little guy almost looks like he is wearing a crimson coloured singlet!
If you are under 18, don’t click on this one! Suffice to say, these birds weren’t shy!