NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brown-breasted Parakeet
Pyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The flame-winged parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera), also known as the brown-breasted parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to forest edge and shrub at altitudes of 1,700–3,400 m (5,600–11,200 ft) above sea level on the east Andean slope in Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Flame-winged parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:17.289252+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Massena & Souancé, 1854)
- Common name
- Brown-breasted Parakeet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Pyrrhura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPyrrhura Bonaparte, 1856
- speciesPyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyrrhura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fiery-shouldered ParakeetPyrrhura egregia (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis (Vieillot, 1818) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blood-eared ParakeetPyrrhura hoematotis Souancé, 1857 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pearly ParakeetPyrrhura lepida (Wagler, 1832) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maroon-faced ParakeetPyrrhura leucotis (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesi Ridgely & Robbins, 1988 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura perlata (von Spix, 1824) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted ParakeetPyrrhura picta (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Marta ParakeetPyrrhura viridicata Todd, 1913 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santarem ParakeetPyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura albipectus Chapman, 1914 | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Conurus callipterus Massena & Souancé, 1854 Massena & Souancé, 1854 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177702 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QW3K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.