Maroon-fronted Parrot

The species is endemic to northeast Mexico, where only about 2500–3000 birds survive in the wild.

Picture of the Maroon-fronted Parrot has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike.Original source: TJ LinPermission(Reusing this file)This image, which was originally posted to Flickr.com, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 21:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC) by Snowmanradio (talk). On that date it was licensed under the license below. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.You are free:to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the workAuthor: TJ LinPermission(Reusing this file)This image, which was originally posted to Flickr.com, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 21:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC) by Snowmanradio (talk). On that date it was licensed under the license below. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.You are free:to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work

The Maroon-fronted Parrot is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi is a large, macaw-like
parrot. It is dark green with a dark red shoulder and a maroon
forehead and eye-stripe. Its underside of the wings and tail appear to
be black when it is in flight. It makes a high, rolling cr-a ak sound.
Groups sound similar to the Acorn Woodpecker if they are heard from a
distance.
The species is endemic to northeast Mexico, where only about 2500–3000
birds survive in the wild. More

Did You Know?The diet of the Maroon-fronted Parrot, like that of the
Thick-billed Parrot, is almost exclusively pine seeds.
Species Profile
Genus:
Rhynchopsitta
Species:
terrisi
Size:
Adult Weight:
40cm (15. More

Maroon-fronted Parrots live in mature pine, mixed conifer as well as
pine-oak forests - from 2000 to 3500 meters.
Status:
This bird is considered vulnerable due to overgrazing and habitat
destruction.
It is estimated that only 2500-3000 birds remain, while 95 to 110
young are produced in a year.
Description:
This large, macaw-like parrot averages 38 cm or 15.2 inches in length
(including tail). More

Did You Know?The diet of the Maroon-fronted Parrot, like that of the
Thick-billed Parrot, is almost exclusively pine seeds.
Status in the Wild
World Population:
2500-3000
Range: NE Mexico, restricted to 300km (180 mi) section of Sierra Madre
Oriental in SE Coahuila, central-western Nuevo Leon, and SW Tamaulipas
and sometimes to Queretaro.
Habitat:
Found at between 1300-1700m (4264-5576 ft), in highland mix Pinus,
Abies, Quercus woodland. More

maroon-fronted parrot, an endangered, pigeon-sized bird found only in
a remote, high-altitude region of northern Mexico where the weather
sometimes gets cold enough for it to snow. Nearly all other parrots
live in warm or even tropical climates.
The parrots nest in crevices of the imposing cliff, and at times
gather at the site by the hundreds. But there is concern for their
future. More

"The Maroon-fronted Parrots were spread out at the base of the cliff
near San Isidro. I approached those that I could hear near the face
of the cliff which was in the sun in the morning (more easterly
facing), rather than the side which faces the road (more northerly
facing). The birds may have been spread out all along the base of the
cliff, but this side was closest to where I was birding and this is
where I could hear them. More