Maroon-fronted Parrot

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

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