Black-winged Parrot

Hapalopsittaca melanotis

24 cm. height.

The Black-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca melanotis) is distinguishable by the head almost all greyish blue, with blue-billed, ochre around the eye and back of the same black spot defined. Wings with large black patch and purple-blue ends; the tip of the tail blue. The subspecies Hapalopsittaca melanotis peruviana head green, with the spot towards the back of the eye dark orange.

Rare, Although most abundant in Bolivia. It lives in temperate inter-Andean valleys and humid montane forests., between 1500 to 2500 m.. (Occasionally a 3450 m.. in Peru). Usually in pairs or small groups. Seen mostly in pairs or in small groups of 3 to 25 birds. From time to time they gather in groups of up to 50 birds around their favored roosting.

Not considered in any of the threat categories, It is very rare in captivity.

They have recorded for this species altitudinal migration, Depending perhaps on the fruiting, Since the fruit is their main source of food.

With reproduced in cavities of trees or places of nesting woodpeckers.

Inhabits intermittently to the East of the Andes, in the center of Peru and in the yunga of Bolivia.

• Sound of the Black-winged Parrot.

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittacidae
– Genus: Hapalopsittaca
– Scientific name: Hapalopsittaca melanotis
– Citation: (Lafresnaye, 1847)
– Protonimo: Pionus melanotis

– Black-winged Parrot or Black-eared Parrot (English)
– Lorito celeste (Peru, Bolivia)
– Schwarzflügelpapagei (German)
– Caïque à ailes noires (French)
– Pappagallo alinere, (Italian).

“Black-winged Parrot” (Hapalopsittaca melanotis)

Sources:

Parrot Book, Parrots and macaws Neotropical.

Sounds: controles-canto.org