First record of the Pyrrhura lucianii Deville, 1851 (Psittaciformes, Psittacidae) in Acre, Brazil, with notes on the consumption of salt

By

Souza, Jesus Rodrigues Domingos De
Plácido, Ricardo Antônio De Andrade
Guilherme, Edson
Melo, Tomaz Nascimento de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-3-2

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

285--289

Subjects

Distribution , parakeet , range extension , salt consumption , southwester Amazon

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.285

 

Abstract

westernmargin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%justifyThe Brazilian endemic species Pyrrhura lucianii Deville, 1851, was found on private property in the municipality of Senador Guiomard in Acre State, Brazil. This is the first record of this parakeet species in the state, expanding its distribution in 219 km to the south of Pauini, the nearest location. The species was observed consuming salt, used as a cattle feed supplement.