Aratinga aurea

(Gmelin, 1788) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Psittaciformes/Psittacidae/Aratinga

At a glance

Occurrence records164

Data sources8

Biological traits27

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections6

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Aratinga aurea's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility164 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources27 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF164 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries6 detections

Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI≈1.2 Gbp

01Narrative

The peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea), more commonly known as the peach-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname (Sipaliwini savanna). Both its common and scientific name is a reference to the orange-yellow forehead, although this is reduced in juveniles.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology14

Beak depth19.9 mm

Beak length (culmen)23.8 mm

Beak length (nares)18.3 mm

Beak width11.4 mm

Body mass82.8 g

Body mass (female)82.8 g

Body mass (male)86.5 g

Hand-wing index46.4

Kipp's distance64.7 mm

SVL26 cm

Secondary length74.8 mm

Tail length123 mm

Tarsus length14.3 mm

Wing length141 mm

Life cycle & reproduction1

Litter size2.9

Diet & foraging8

Fruit30 %

Ground70 %

Invertebrate10 %

Plant other30 %

Seed30 %

Trophic levelherbivore

Trophic nicheOmnivore

Understory30 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatGrassland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size5 764 752 km²

05DNA & barcoding6 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aratinga aurea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections6

Countries2

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI

The complete instruction manual Aratinga aurea carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size≈1 179 334 003 bp assembly estimate

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Aratinga aurea1.18 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 70 n = 35

Chromosome records70–702n range70median70mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 702×GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database

GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database — ↗

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type164 records

Wild obs. + sensor46

Museum / vouchered117

Other1

Origin

Native19

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO340 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 36≤10 km 3

39 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor46

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy21% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 8>10 km 3

14 georeferenced · 103 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence117

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 14 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Chicago, US	47
INMAlocation not on record	20
Los Angeles, US	19
Philadelphia, US	11
Cambridge, US	6
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	3
UNICAMPlocation not on record	3
Washington, US	2
Buenos Aires, AR	1
EL PASO, US	1
Brussels, BE	1
RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record	1
Honolulu, US	1
Toronto, CA	1

14 institutions · 117 of 117 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Aratinga aurea was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found6

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median23.0 °C 19.9–26.1

Seasonal swing summer↔winter6.80 °C

Max temp (day)28.1 °C 25.2–31.0

Min temp (night)18.9 °C 15.6–22.1

Precipitation66.8 mm/mo 50.2–83.4

Air humidity59.2 % 58.2–60.3

Moisture balance-70.0 mm/mo -102–-37.7

Vapour deficit1,167 Pa 983–1,351

Wind speed2.80 m/s 2.00–3.70

Cloud cover22.1 % 16.5–27.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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