About Pyrrhura griseipectus Salvadori, 1900
Size
The grey-breasted parakeet, Pyrrhura griseipectus, measures 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) in length. Males and females have identical appearance.
Adult Head Coloration
Adult grey-breasted parakeets have a brown crown, plum-red face, and white ear coverts.
Adult Upperparts Coloration
Most of their upperparts are green, with a red-brown rump.
Adult Neck and Throat Coloration
Their chin, throat, and the sides of their neck are grayish with a scaly texture.
Adult Underparts Coloration
The center of their belly is red-brown, while the rest of their underparts are green.
Adult Wing and Tail Coloration
Their wing is mostly green, with a red shoulder and bluish flight feathers. Their tail is red-brown.
Immature Appearance
Immature grey-breasted parakeets look similar to adults.
2020 Known Distribution
As of 2020, the grey-breasted parakeet was only known from three sites in the Brazilian state of Ceará: Serra do Baturité, Quixadá, and Ibaretama.
Historical Distribution
Historically, its range included at least 15 locations across Ceará, Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte.
2022 Bahia Distribution Record
A 2022 publication documented a flock of grey-breasted parakeets in Bahia, approximately 800 km (500 mi) south of the known Ceará sites. This publication also reidentified earlier photographs from Bahia: the birds in these photos had originally been classified as white-eared (or maroon-faced) parakeets.
Ceará Habitat
The Ceará population of grey-breasted parakeets lives in patches of tall humid forest within landscapes that are otherwise dry caatinga, in areas dominated by granite or sandstone. Almost all individuals in Ceará are found at elevations above 500 m (1,600 ft).
Bahia Habitat
The Bahia grey-breasted parakeets were found near the coast, in mangroves, restinga, and abandoned coconut plantations.
