The blaze-winged parakeet (''Pyrrhura devillei''), more commonly known as the blaze-winged conure in

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, is a species of

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found in wooded habitats in the

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region of

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and

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. It remains locally fairly common, but has suffered due to extensive

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within its relatively small range, and has therefore been uplisted to

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in 2009. The

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is labelled

, but due to shifting borders it is now believed to be from Paraguay. It has often been considered a subspecies of the

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based on apparent hybrids from Paraguay, but – as far as known – the two generally maintain their integrity, and are recent sources are undecided on whether to treat them as one species or two. They resemble each other, but the blaze-winged parakeet has a dusky crown and red "shoulder" and underwing

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References

* Collar, N. J. (1997). Blaze-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura devillei). Pp. 439 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1997). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World.'' Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

External links

World Parrot Trust
Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile blaze-winged parakeet Birds of the Pantanal blaze-winged parakeet blaze-winged parakeet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub