Maroon-fronted parrot

Rhynchopsitta terrisi

The Maroon-fronted parrot (Rhynchopsitta terrisi) is a bird found in Mexico. Found in Mexico. It eats seeds and nuts and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Rhynchopsitta terrisi
Region	North America
Found in	Mexico

🏡 Where the Maroon-fronted parrot lives

Found in Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
🌸 Nectar30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 442 grams. It mostly eats seeds and nectar.

Hear the Maroon-fronted parrot

Recorded by Leonardo Guzman Hernandez (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC858732. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Maroon-fronted parrot

Where does the Maroon-fronted parrot live?

The Maroon-fronted parrot lives in Mexico. Found in Mexico.

What does the Maroon-fronted parrot eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), nectar (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Maroon-fronted parrot endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.