Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Rhynchopsitta
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

Rene A. Valdes-Peña, Sonia G. Ortiz-Maciel, and Javier Cruz-Nieto
Version: 1.0 — Published April 22, 2011

Sounds and Vocal Behavior

Vocalizations

Vocalizations described by Howell and Webb (1995) cited that far-carrying calls include a melow, rolling aahr, and a more laughing kah ha and kah ha-ha-ha-ha, etc.

The vocalizations are similar to those of the Maroon-fronted Parrot, but the distributions of the two species do not overlap.

Forshaw (1989) mentions a sharp kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk that may be given by several parrots at once, creating a noisy 'cackling' effect.

Nonvocal Sounds

None reported.

Recommended Citation

Valdes-Peña, R. A., S. G. Ortiz-Maciel, and J. Cruz-Nieto (2011). Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.thbpar.01
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