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Black-capped Parakeet
Pyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844)
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 black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola), also known as the black-capped conure or rock conure in aviculture, is a parrot native to the south-western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean slopes in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It has a total length of approximately 25 cm. It is mostly green with off white scalloping on the hindneck and breast and red primary coverts.
It lives in humid forests, ranging from the Amazonian lowlands up to an altitude of 1000 m on the east Andean slopes. It is designated as Least Concern despite deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Flock size is up to 30 birds with smaller groups forming during breeding season.
In aviculture, these birds are known as black capped conures. They can reproduce in captivity and can also mate with the green cheeked parakeet to produce hybrid offspring.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-capped parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:48:19.136261+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Tschudi, 1844)
- Common name
- Black-capped 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 rupicola (Tschudi, 1844)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
| 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 rupicola Tschudi, 1844 Tschudi, 1844 | 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=177717 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:4QW48. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.