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Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna

Origin: Australia

Character: Playful

Life expectancy: 15 to 25 years

Height: 20 to 23 cm..

Content

Description

20 to 23 cm.. length and a weight between 52 and 56 g..

The general plumage of the Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) is green.

The part forward of the crown, lores and coverts headphones are of color Scarlet. Top of the head and cheeks, of color green impregnated of Turquoise under eye. The underparts of color green with a washed Brown olive around the sides of the chest. Green bright it rump. Wing coverts green, flight feather of color gray to black and a band of color yellow in the area of the shoulders. The feathers of the tail with brands reddish orange.
Part back from the neck yellowish green. Beside the edges of the wings colour yellow. Bill black-tipped Red. The irises Orange and the legs greenish Brown.

The blue area in the crown of the female It is smaller and paler which in the male.

The name of the species derives from a musky odor that is said to emit these birds.

Sound of the Musk Lorikeet.

Subspecies description:

Glossopsitta concinna concinna

(Shaw, 1791) – Nominal.

Glossopsitta concinna didimus

(Mathews, 1915) – Less blue in the crown, nearly absent in the female.

Habitat:

Seasonally nomadic Depending on the flowering of the eucalyptus, at least at the ends of their range.
Found in many habitats of open forest, agricultural and suburban areas, including forests of eucalyptus, dry forests, dense rainforest (particularly in Tasmania) and riparian forests.

It avoids the high open woods and high altitude. Often found in large flocks of more than one hundred of individuals, where couples who form strong bonds, they often live together. It is extremely trusting when feeds.

Flocks have been seen, frequently, flying at high altitude.

Reproduction:

Season of mating from August to January. The nests they are built in holes of eucalyptus. The two eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the young leave the nest between 6 and 7 weeks after hatching.

Food:

like most others Lori, the diet consists in nectar and pollen, as well as small fruits and some insects. They can RAID orchards, vineyards and crops, forming herds with the Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) and other gender lori Glossopsitta.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 664.000 km2

The Musk Lorikeet are located in the East of New South Wales, Victoria, South of Australia and Tasmania.

Subspecies distribution:

Glossopsitta concinna concinna

(Shaw, 1791) – Nominal.

Glossopsitta concinna didimus

(Mathews, 1915) – Tasmania, sometimes King Island. Small population wild in Perth.

Conservation:

• Current IUCN Red List category: Least concern

• Population trend: Stable

The world population It has not been quantified, but the species is reported be very common (pit et to the. 1997).

The population suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

"Musk Lorikeet" in captivity:

Rare out of Australia, small number in the aviaries of United States and United Kingdom.

A delight, playful, more quiet that the Iris Lorikeet; they can imitate sounds; a bit messy due to a diet of nectar.

Alternative names:

– Musk Lorikeet (ingles).
– Lori à bandeau rouge, Loriquet musqué (French).
– Moschuslori (German).
– Loris Musk (Portuguese).
– Lori Almizclero (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Glossopsitta
– Scientific name: Glossopsitta concinna
– Citation: (Shaw, 1791)
– Protonimo: Annual parrot

Images «Lori AlmizClero»:

Videos "Musk Lorikeet"

«Lori Reader» (Glossopsitta concinna)

Sources:

Avibase
Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
BirdLife.org

Photos:

1 – By JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) (Own work) [GFDL 1.2 or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
2 – By Steve (originally posted to Flickr as Musk Lorikeet.) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
3 – free-pet-wallpapers.com
4 – «Musk Lorikeet 2" Of JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) – It operates propria. With license CC BY-SA 3.0 Transact Wikimedia Commons.
5 – Image: Steven Kuiter – biodiversitysnapshots.NET.au

Sounds: Marc Anderson (Xeno-canto)

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Painted Tiger-Parrot
Psittacella picta

Origin: Papua New Guinea

Character: Take it easy

Life expectancy: ---

Height: 19 cm..

Content

Description

19 cm.. length and a weight between 48 and 60 g..

In adults of the Painted Tiger-Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), the head is predominantly Brown, but the colors of the top they are bright and warm, While the cheeks they are more off and more grey. One collar Yellow Strait decorates the neck. The plumage is green with black stripes. Rump and uppertail-coverts red. The wings They show a green with yellow stripes on the external threads and the flight feather. The underparts is yellowish-green.

The chin is brown, the upper part of the chest It has a central patch of blue. The coverts are orange-red. The rest of them underparts are a green medium, slightly clearer that the upperparts. The upper part of the tail is dark green. The bottom of the tail is blackish grey.

The bill is light grey and blue color with a white tip. The irises are reddish orange, the legs dark gray.

The collar Yellow is absent in the female. The cheeks they are dyed blue. The chest black and yellow colors absent. In the upperparts abounds over the scratched.

The immature they are similar to females.

Sound of the Painted Tiger-Parrot.

Distribution 3 subspecies

Psittacella picta picta

(Rothschild, 1896) – Nominal.

Psittacella picta lorentzi

– (Victoria, 1910) Adults as the nominal species but the crown and the surroundings are color marron-oliva; cheeks teal, with a green darker in ear-coverts; rump and uppertail-coverts greenish yellow striped with black.

Psittacella picta excelsa

– (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951) Males as the nominal, but the Crown is colored bright marron-oliva. The female is like the female of the nominal species but with the head color glossy marron-oliva; the throat and cheeks heavily washed in blue.

Habitat:

The Painted Tiger-Parrot they live in the mountains, in forest areas where can be seen especially at edges and clearings. They are also found in the moss-covered forests, the secondary forest, and in the thickets of Alpine and subalpine areas. These birds can be downloaded at 1.370 m. In the southeast of its distribution area, they tend to be distributed at lower altitudes than in other places. But, their preferred Habitat is between the 2.400 and 4.000 m, just above the Brehm's Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella brehmii).

The birds are generally quiet, but not shy, and move individually, in pairs or in groups of up to six members; It has been observed feeding on groups, mixed with the Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot. They often feed in low bushes or on the ground.

Reproduction:

Little is known about the ecology of the species and the only information on reproductive behavior is that birds in breeding conditions have been observed in the months of June and August..

Food:

The diet It includes seeds, berries and the fruit of conifers Dacrydium.

Distribution:

Endemic to the central band of the mountain of New Guinea. Restricted to the high montane forests, from the West of the Maoke through the central mountains, including the Tari region, about Kandep, Mount Hagen, Monte, Kubor up to the Owen Stanley mountain range in the Southeast. The world's population is believed to be superior to the 100.000 specimens.

Distribution 3 subspecies:

Psittacella picta picta

(Rothschild, 1896) – Nominal.

Psittacella picta lorentzi

– It is located on the westernmost stretch (Sudirman mountains).

Psittacella picta excelsa

– Occupied the mountains Central of Papua New Guinea.

Conservation:

• Current IUCN Red List category: Unrecognized

According to "The World Parrot Trust«, in accordance with Tony Juniper, the world's population is superior to 100 000 individuals.

According to the Manual, This species, Although relatively dispersed, may be locally common. Despite its small extension, It is classified as «least concern»For the different ornithological organizations.

"Painted Tiger-Parrot" in captivity:

Not found in poultry.

Alternative names:

– Painted Tiger-Parrot, Painted Parrot, Painted Tiger Parrot, Timberline Parrot, Timberline Tiger-Parrot (ingles).
– Perruche peinte (French).
– Braunscheitelpapagei, Braunscheitel-Papagei (German).
– Psittacella picta (Portuguese).
– Lorito Pintado, Lorito tigre Pintado, Lorito-tigre Pintado (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Psittacella
– Scientific name: Psittacella picta
– Citation: Rothschild, 1896
– Protonimo: Psittacella picta

Images "Painted Tiger-Parrot"

Videos "Painted Tiger-Parrot"

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«Lorito-tigre painted» (Psittacella picta)

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Wikipedia

– Photos:

(1) – Psittacella picta near Lake Habbema – BIRDING AROUND THE WORLD

– Sounds: Hans Matheve (Xeno-canto)

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New Zealand Kaka
Nestor meridionalis

Origin: New Zealand

Character: Bustling

Life expectancy: 35 years

Height: 45 cm..

Content

Description

45 cm.. length and an average weight of 550 g..

The New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) they are some great parrots with a tail of medium length and a plumage predominantly Brown and Red.

The adult male has the crown whitish grey color and the neck with a greyish Brown appearance due to large brown feathers that surround you.

The under eye and the sides of the neck has a bluish grey clear. The lores are greyish Brown, that contrast with the ear-coverts strongly tinged with orange. The sides of the chin they have reddish-brown infiltrations.

The feathers of the upperparts are greenish Brown with darker stripes and stripes. Those in the back of the neck They are crimson red with yellow endings and browner bases..

The the mantle, sometimes, has some red spots. Rump and uppertail-coverts are red with dark brown trim. The lower area of the wings and axillary they are also red.

The feathers of the chest are olive brown in colour with reddish edges subterminales. Belly and undertail-coverts are red with dark edges.

The tail is brown with lighter tip.

The bill is brownish grey, more powerful that the of the Kea. The cere Brown it is decorated with a few whiskers. The irises is dark brown, legs dark gray.

The adult female presents a bill shorter and one mandible less curved top.

The youth they are similar to adults, but have a small yellow spot at the base of the lower jaw.

Sound of the New Zealand Kaka.

Subspecies description

Nestor meridionalis meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788) – Nominal species

Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis (Lorenz von Liburnau, L 1896) – It measures 42 cm approximately. Variation of the nominal (Nestor Meridionalis). More small, in general, and plumage more off. The red band of the neck is more small and dark. The back of the wings olive color is more dark.

Habitat:

The New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) they frequent the compact forests of low to medium height, where there are mainly podocarp and beech trees of the genus Nothofagus. Occasionally they come into gardens and orchards, especially in winter.

These birds they tend to live at altitudes between 450 and 850 meters in the summer and from the sea level to the 550 meters in winter. But, from time to time, You can climb up to the 1.500 m.

The New Zealand Kaka they live in pairs or in small groups of up to ten birds.

These birds are not as well known as the Kea (Nestor notabilis), Although in some places come to feed in the hand of the tourists.

We can often see them at the top of trees or simply flying over the canopy.

The birds that are found in the air almost always heard before to be seen.

The New Zealand Kaka they are active during the morning and afternoon. At the hottest time of the day, around midday, They lie between the foliage of the trees.

Around the darkness, they perform a series of acrobatic flights, before returning to their roosts. Screams and calls can be heard well into the night.

In some areas, the New Zealand Kaka they are sedentary. But, most of the time they are erratic or perform short altitudinal migrations. These birds are able to fly long distances. They fly to vigorous banging of wings.

Reproduction:

The season of nesting is from September to March, but it is above all active between November and January.

The nest is located in a tree cavity between 3 and 9 meters above the ground. The pair sometimes enlarges the entrance hole with its beak..

The spawning contains 4 or 5 eggs white. These are deposited on a layer of sawdust that covers the bottom of the cavity.

The incubation, that lasts a few 24 days, It is done solely for the female. She leaves the nest at dawn and dusk to be able to be powered by your partner. an assistant, sometimes, can participate in the feeding of the female during the period in which she incubates.

In the North, the young have white down, While the of the South they have grey down at the bottom.

The juveniles they acquire their full plumage in ten weeks.

For the duration of the stay in the nest, they are fed by both parents.

The breeding success rate is relatively low and they rarely lay more than one egg per year..

Food:

The New Zealand Kaka It has a long tongue terminated tip, What helps you to extract nectar from the flowers and to collect molasses.

In the Spring, in the South of the island, the New Zealand Kaka almost passes the 30% of their time in the trees (Beech) where feeding of honeydew produced by the local cochineal (Ultracoelostoma assimilates). In other stations, This food is a less important resource due to competition with the WaSP, which is also a great consumer.

The larvae of beetles of long antennae they are also a good source of nutrition.

Throughout the year the New Zealand Kaka, regularly, frequent trees, where it used its powerful curved beak to hunt insects hidden beneath the bark.

When opossum populations disperse, the New Zealand Kaka they spend nearly the 60% of their time feeding on flowers and berries. It also, consume sprouts, seeds, nectar and SAP.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 71.100 km2

This species is endemic of New Zealand.

Subspecies distribution

Nestor meridionalis meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788) – Nominal species

Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis (Lorenz von Liburnau, L 1896) – Endemic to North Island (New Zealand), survives in large forest areas of the Coromandel Peninsula to Wairarapa, and is moderately common only in the forests of Pureora and Whirinaki and some coastal islands

Conservation:

• Current Red List of UICN: Danger

• Population trend: Decreasing

This species has a very irregular distribution. in most places, is rather sparse, but in other places, is common locally, especially in some coastal islands.

Its population It is estimated between 3750 and 15,000 specimens.

The main threat is the habitat degradation. It stays within primary forest fragments, showing its very low adaptation to artificial habitats.

The New Zealand Kaka not nest every year in a systematic way. When I was try to reproduce in captivity, the success rate was not very high (on average the 56% eggs not hatched ).

Clutches often suffer from the predation on the part of the weasels It was introduced on the island. For all these reasons that the species is classified as VULNERABLE.

"New Zealand Kaka" in captivity:

Very rare in captivity.

In terms of their longevity, according to sources, a specimen in captivity lived during 15 years.

Taking into account the longevity of the similar species, the maximum longevity of these birds might be underestimated. Other sources indicate that these birds can live up to the 35,5 years in captivity, something that is plausible, pero que no ha sido verificado; el mismo estudio informó que los New Zealand Kaka can reproduce a partir de los 7 years of age in captivity.

Alternative names:

– New Zealand Kaka, Common Kaka, Kaka (English).
– Nestor superbe (French).
– Kaka (German).
– Kākā (Portuguese).
– Kaka (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Strigopidae
– Genus: Nestor
– Scientific name: Nestor meridionalis
– Citation: (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
– Protonimo: Psittacus meridionalis

"Kaka" images:

Videos "New Zealand Kaka"

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«Kaka» (Nestor meridionalis)

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife

– Photos:

(1) – Car (Nestor meridionalis) in Wellington, New Zealand By derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk)Kaka_(Nestor meridionalis)-_Wellington_-NZ-8.jpg: PhillipC [CC BY 2.0 or CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – North Island in Kaka, at Auckland Zoo, New Zealand By Small [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – A New Zealand Kaka in Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand By Rosino (the colorful kākāUploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(4) – Nestor meridionalis meridionalis, South Island Turkey, on Stewart Island, New Zealand By derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk)Kaka-parrot_-Stewart-Island.jpg: giles.breton [CC BY 2.0 or CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(5) – Kaka in flight. Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. I, Tony Wills [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(6) – Illustration of a Kaka By J. G. Keulemans, in W.L. Buller’s A History of the Birds of New Zealand. 2nd edition. Published 1888. (New Zealand Electronic Text Centre) [CC BY-SA 3.0 nz], via Wikimedia Commons

– Sounds: Fernand DEROUSSEN (Xeno-canto)

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Plain Parakeet
Brotogeris tirica

Origin: Brazil

Character: Nice

Life expectancy: 15 years

Height: 23 cm..

Content

Description:

23 cm.. long and about 63 g. of weight.
The Plain Parakeet (Brotogeris tirica) has the forecrown, lores, crown and cheeks, pale green with yellowish tint. Sides of the neck and nape, green, duller than in the head.

The upperparts green, slightly darker than the rest of the plumage. Most of the under wing-coverts, green, some feathers dyed olive brown, especially in lesser and median coverts. Primary coverts, primaries and outer secondaries, violet blue with green margins close to outerweb. Underwing-coverts greenish yellow, flight feather, bluish green. Underparts, pale yellowish green, tinged with bluish color on the sides of chest, the the thighs and undertail-coverts; flanks yellowish. Upper, the tail green with bluish tint to the central feathers; undertail, the tail is grayish blue-green. Bill color pale horn: irises brown: legs Rosaceae.

Both sexes are similar. Immature with little or no blue in primary coverts.

Sound of the Plain Parakeet.

Habitat:

Video – "Plain Parakeet" (Brotogeris tirica) Green parakeets at the feeder - Brotogeris tirica (Plain Parakeet) Watch this video on YouTube.

The Plain Parakeet They are experts in the art of adaptation; They can be found in a wider range of habitats than any other endemic parrot Brazilian Atlantic forest: in the lowlands and highlands, in the forest canopy and forest edges, parks and gardens (for example, of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), farmland with trees, scattered patches of forest and secondary growth. Apparently more numerous in the forest edge habitats. Generally observed in the lowlands, but reported to 1.200 metres in the Itatiaia National Park on the border between the state of Río and São Paulo. Gregaria. Generally seen in pairs or small groups, although sometimes you can see several hundred birds together.

It is the most common parrot in São Paulo, where you can find even in the slums of the city.

Reproduction:

Observed in arboreal termite nests, in the crowns of Palmas or natural openings of trees; in the city of São Paulo nest in crevices of buildings and roofs, regularly using the balconies to feed.

The breeding season It has been recorded in September; observed immature in January. The clutch common in captivity is four eggs. They stay together for life.

Food:

Its diet it is very varied, It includes pulp of Posoqueria latifolia; seeds of Ficus, Trema micrantha, Xylopia brasiliensis, Vriesea, rhipsalis, Cecropia glazioui, Hyeronima alchorneoides and Merostachis; seeds and flowers of Tibouchina mutabilis and Psitticanthus; flowers of Norantea brasilensis and Eucatyptus and nectar of Pseudobombax. Sometimes they feed of insects and their larvae.

Distribution:

Size of its range (breeding/resident ): 1.010.000 km2

The Plain Parakeet They found in southeast Brazil, from Alagoas south through the eastern and southern Bay, Espirito Santo, in the South of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, is of São Paulo and Paraná until Santa Catarina.

The only records of Rio Grande do Sul and Goiás They are considered doubtful.

Some seasonal movements. Uncommon to fairly common depending on locality, but apparently only reported very common in the city of Sao Paulo. Its population has declined in the Eastern European settlement Brazil, although less than other endemic parrots in the region. Live in several areas protected (for example, Itatiaia National Park).

Conservation:

State of conservation ⓘ
Minor Concern ⓘ (UICN)ⓘ

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Least concern.

• Population trend: Stable.

Rationale for the Red List category

This species has a very large range and therefore it is not close to the thresholds for Vulnerable under the criterion of size range (Extension Occurrence <20,000 km2 combinada con un tamaño de rango decreciente o fluctuante, extensión / calidad de hábitat o tamaño de población y un pequeño número De lugares o fragmentación severa). La demographic trend appears to be stable and, therefore, the species does not approach the thresholds Vulnerable under the criteria of population trend (> 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to be close to the thresholds for Vulnerable under the criterion of population size (<10.000 individuos maduros con un descenso continuo estimado> 10% in ten years or three generations or a population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as the least concern.

Justification of the population

The size of the world's population has not been quantified, but this species is described as «common» (Stotz et to the., 1996).

Justification of trend

They suspected that the population is stable in absence of evidence of any decline or threatens substantial.

"Plain Parakeet" in captivity:

They are not very common in aviculture.

Alternative names:

– Plain Parakeet, All-green Parakeet, Tirica Parakeet (English).
– Toui tirica, Perruche tirica (French).
– Tirikasittich, Tiricasittich (German).
– periquito-rico, periquito, periquito-verdadeiro, periquito-verde, tuim (Portuguese).
– Catita Tirica, Periquito Amarillento (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittacidae
– Genus: Brotogeris
– Scientific name: Brotogeris tirica
– Citation: (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
– Protonimo: Psittacus Tirica

Images Plain Parakeet:

Parrots in the world

Species of the genus Brotogeris

Brotogeris sanctithomae
—- Brotogeris sanctithomae sanctithomae
—- Brotogeris sanctithomae takatsukasae
Brotogeris tirica
Brotogeris versicolurus
Brotogeris chiriri
—- Brotogeris chiriri behni
—- Brotogeris chiriri chiriri
Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
Brotogeris jugularis
—- Brotogeris jugularis exsul
—- Brotogeris jugularis jugularis
Brotogeris cyanoptera
—- Brotogeris cyanoptera beniensis
—- Brotogeris cyanoptera cyanoptera
—- Brotogeris cyanoptera gustavi
Brotogeris chrysoptera
—- Brotogeris chrysoptera chrysoptera
—- Brotogeris chrysoptera chrysosema
—- Brotogeris chrysoptera solimoensis
—- Brotogeris chrysoptera tenuifrons
—- Brotogeris chrysoptera tuipara

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife

– Photos:

(1) – A Plain Parakeet in Morretes, Paraná, Brazil By Ben Tavener from Curitiba, Brazil [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – Plain Parakeet in Brazil By Jônatas Cunha [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Plain Parakeet in captivity By Lucas de Melo [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(4) – Independence Park, Ipiranga museum, Sao Paulo By Dario Sanches from SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (PERIQUITO-RICO ( Brotogeris tirica)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(5) – Plain Parakeet (Brotogeris tirica) in São Paulo By Dario Sanches [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(6) – Independence Park, Ipiranga museum, Sao Paulo By Dario Sanches from SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (PERIQUITO-RICO ( Brotogeris tirica)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(7) – Independence Park, Ipiranga museum, São Paulo Species molting By Dario Sanches from SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (PERIQUITO-RICO ( Brotogeris tirica)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(8) – Brotogeris tirica, Independence Park, Ipiranga museum, Sao Paulo By Dario Sanches from SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (PERIQUITO-RICO ( Brotogeris tirica)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(9) – The Plain Parakeet in the Serra da Cantareira State Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil By Dario Sanches (Flickr: PERIQUITO-RICO (Brotogeris tirica)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(10) – Illustration Ricardo Sanches, parakeets rich(Brotogeris tirica) in ABES-SP

– Sounds: Jerome Fischer (Xeno-canto)

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Paradise parrot †
Psephotellus pulcherrimus

Origin: Australia

Character: ---

Life expectancy: ---

Height: 27-30 cm.

Content

Description:

The extinct parakeet of paradise (Psephotus pulcherrimus) was a small parrot (27-30 cm long) and rather distinctive, with scapulars red and long tail.

The male had one forecrown of bright red and a crown black; eye rings yellowish; ear-coverts and throat emerald green. The nape black merged with the dark brown on the neck and then into paler, earthy brown the mantle and back. The scapulars were bright red; the rump was turquoise; and tail top green-bronze and blue, merging into bluish-black. The under body comprised an chest and upper abdomen emerald green, merging into turquoise on the sides of neck and in the part inferior of the abdomen; the belly, the vent and flanks were bright red; and the under tail was bluish white. The upperwing was earthy brown, concolorous with the mantle and back; and the underwing was deep blue.

The female was less colorful, differing from the male by forecrown and face yellowish; a crown duller blackish-brown; throat and chest with brownish-orange suffusion; belly pale blue and coverts the lower abdomen, vent and under tail red on the fringes of some feathers. In both sexes bill was grayish; the eyes brown; and legs and feet were grayish brown.

The juveniles they looked like females.

taxonomy:

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Psephotellus [pulcherrimus or dissimilis] (sensu lato) by some authors

Habitat:

The parakeet of paradise lived mainly in rolling river valleys were lightly wooded with eucalyptus forests, or open forests often dominated by ironbarks and bloodwoods, with an understory of annual and perennial native grasses; these areas were often dotted with termite mounds.

Reproduction:

the details of the distribution areas or territories unknown parakeet of paradise, although it is believed that adults have remained in the same places nesting for many years.

Little is known of sexual maturity or life expectancy of this species. The reproduction It was recorded between September and March. Sunsets are placed three to five white eggs, with a pink tinge, in a nest chamber at the end of a tunnel dug into termite mounds.

Food:

There is little information on diet parakeet of paradise, however it was known to feed on the seeds of native grasses.

Distribution:

The parakeet of paradise He was present in eastern Australia, only he reported with certainty from southeast Queensland. Is likely to records in upstate been wrong. The species is also often said to have been found in New South Wales, but there has been no confirmed records (Olsen 2007). Era locally common although generally scarce in the nineteenth century (Forshaw and Cooper 1989), but then it declined rapidly and was thought to have become extinct as a result of the drought of 1902 until it was rediscovered in 1918 (Chisholm 1922). The last observation was confirmed in 1928. Some credible reports continued into the years 30 and 40 (Olsen 2007), but although Kiernan (1993) He claims to have seen five birds 1990, the species is now considered extinct (Necklace et to the. 1994).

Conservation:

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Extinct.

Its extinction was probably marked by reduced food supply due to drought and overgrazing (Olsen 2007). Also contributed frequency altered fires and propagation tunas (Joseph 1988), the disease, the trampeo and harvest of eggs (Garnett 1992), the predation of nests by introduced and native species (Chisholm 1922) and removal of eucalyptus by ringbarking (Kiernan 1993). After a significant reduction in the size of the population of the species, It seems that endogamia inhibited fertility of birds (Gerrard 2008).

Alternative names:

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Anthill Parrot, Beautiful Parakeet, Beautiful Parrot, Elegant Parrot, Grass Parrot, Ground Parrot, Ground Rosella, paradise parakeet, Paradise Parrot, Red-shouldered Parakeet, Red-shouldered Parrot, Red-winged Parrot, Scarlet-shouldered Parakeet, Scarlet-shouldered Parrot, Soldier Grass-Parrot, Soldier Parrot (English).
– Perruche de paradis (French).
– Paradiessittich (German).
– Periquito-do-paraíso (Portuguese).
– Perico del Paraíso (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Gender: Psephotellus
– Scientific name: Psephotellus pulcherrimus
– Subpoena: (Gould, 1845)
– Protonimo: platycercus beautiful

Sources:

• Avibase
• Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
• Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
• Birdlife

Photos:

(1) – Preserved specimen by Naturalis [CC BY-SA 3.0]
(2) – Parrots in captivity /. London :George Bell and Sons in Biodiversity Heritage Library by Flickr

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Purple-crowned lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala

Origin: Australia

Character: Social and active

Life expectancy: 10 to 15 years.

Height: 16 cm..

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Description

The Purple-crowned lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala) has a length of 16 cm.. and a weight between 40 and 50 g..

The part forward of the crown is orange, merging is in red in the lores. Above and in front of the eyes, orange-yellow. Crown dark purple color, merging into green at the nape, also showing a few feathers of orange-red.
The ear-coverts, yellowish-orange, Red Centre. Chin and throat, of color turquoise light.
Upperparts, of color green with washed Brown in the the mantle and rump more bright, slightly greenish-blue.

The upperwing green color, bright blue marked in the curve and on the edge of the carpal area.

The interior of the flight feather color black; fine yellow margins in primaries.
Coverts interiors, red. Breast , neck and upperparts, of color green with a wash light blue turquoise; sides chest top with slight brownish wash; Center of belly washed turquoise with flanks and coverts, of color color green; yellowish stains on the bottom sides of the chest hidden with the wing folded. Green the upper part of the tail and yellow on the inside.

Its small bill curved is black, their legs grayscale and the irises her Brown eyes.

The female is similar but has the irises darker, the ear-coverts lighter and lacks crimson spots.

The immature are more muted tones and lack of purple coloration of the head.

Sound of the Purple-crowned lorikeet.

Habitat:

It is a nomadic local that often are found in the forests dried sclerophyllous, especially when the eucalyptus Bloom.
Nomadic flocks may also travel far, Sometimes the inside of the Australian continent.

The flowering of the eucalyptus is mainly responsible of its movements unpredictable, Although in some areas, the birds may be present throughout the year.

Found in diverse areas forming large flocks of hundreds of individuals, often with groups mixed from others Lori including the Musk Lorikeet.

Found commonly in Woods and forests, but also visitors are urban areas, where feed on ornamental flowers.

Casual visitors during the winter of banksias in habitats of Heath.

The Purple-crowned lorikeet is characteristic of drier areas, lightly lined, especially eucalyptus Woods.
Can convert it in a plague to the orchards.

Roosts in large groups, sometimes very far from the feeding areas. Manso and discreet While feeds, except the constant calls. Usually feed on low branches and shrubs.

Reproduction:

The breeding season It includes the months of August to December. The nests are located in holes in trees, preferably a eucalyptus near the water. Several couples often occupy neighboring holes in the same tree.

The cycle of of reproduction in captivity gives a period of incubation of around 22 days, with the young people of 6 to 7 weeks weaned high is after the hatching.

Food:

Feed primarily of nectar and pollen of the flowering of the eucalyptus, but they can also attack the orchards to feed on ripe fruit.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 938.000 km2

The Purple-crowned lorikeet are located in two areas separate from Australia to the Southwest and Southeast of the continent. Separate ranges, but racial differences are not recognized, and it is possible that the birds can travel from time to time between the two areas of distribution. Also located in the Kangaroo Island, Although not found in Tasmania.

Conservation:

• Current IUCN Red List category: Least concern

• Population trend: Decreasing

The world population It is believed that it is superior to 50.000 individuals.
This species has a very large range, and therefore not approaching the thresholds for Vulnerable according to the range size criterion.

While the trend of the population seems to be decreasing, the descent do not believe that it is sufficiently fast for approaching the thresholds of Vulnerable according to the criterion of population trend.

For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least concern.

"Purple-crowned lorikeet" in captivity:

It is a bird noisy, sociable and always in motion.

Very rare in captivity out of Australia.

Alternative names:

– Purple crowned Lorikeet, Purple-crowned Lorikeet (ingles).
– Lori à couronne pourpre (French).
– Blauscheitellori (German).
– Lorikeet Roxo-coroado (Portuguese).
– Lori Coronipúrpura, Lori de Corona Púrpura (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Parvipsitta
– Scientific name: Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
– Citation: (Dietrichsen, 1837)
– Protonimo: Trichoglossus porphyrocephalus

Images "Lori Coronipurpin":

Videos "Purple-crowned lorikeet"

«On Coronipright» (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)

Sources:

Avibase
Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
BirdLife.org

Photos:

1 – by Ian Colley – IBC.lynxeds.com
2 – "Purple-crowned Lorikeetvon KeresH – Eigenes Werk. Lizenziert unter CC BY-SA 3.0 über Wikimedia Commons.
3 – by Nick Talbot – IBC.lynxeds.com
4 – by Nick Talbot – IBC.lynxeds.com
5 – gopixpic.com

Sounds: nick talbot (Xeno-canto)

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Modest Tiger-Parrot
Psittacella modesta

Origin: Indonesian, Papua New Guinea

Character: Take it easy

Life expectancy: ---

Height: 14 cm..

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Description

14 cm.. length between 42 and 43 g. of weight.

The Modest Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella modesta) has the head Brown olive, with indistinct centers yellow to the feathers of the crown and nape. Mantle dark green, with slightly darker edges to feathers; rump with indistinct greenish-yellow and black mix. Uppertail green, with fringe darker. Wings of color green dark marked in blue on the curve.

Yellow wing feathers. Of flight outer feathers blackish edged green in the bases and with fine yellow margins the vane internal and external. Top of the chest Gris-Oliva below the bend of wing, belly paler, opaque green; undertail-coverts red. Upper, the tail dark green; by down blackish.

The bill grey-blue, whitish tip; irises orange; legs bluish grey.

Female alternating the Brown dark and the pink in the chest, flanks alternating the Green and yellow-green.

Sound of the Modest Tiger-Parrot.

Subspecies

Psittacella modesta modesta

(Schlegel, 1871) – Nominal.

Psittacella modesta subcollaris

(Rand, 1941) – Something more dark in General, the collar yellow on the back of the neck is more brilliant and variable, head brown / dark grey.
The females with the head darker and some with a slight yellow colouring.

Psittacella modesta collaris

(Ogilvie-Grant, 1914) – The neck yellow, irregularly present. Darker hue at the sides of the head.
The females have mild brands yellow in the part back from the head.

Habitat:

It is found in the humid mountain forests, forest Moss, edges of secondary vegetation and forests, a altitude between 1.200 and 4.000 m (mostly between 1,700-2,800 Metro).

The Modest Tiger-Parrot is a bird quiet, discreet, quite docile and difficult to observe. It tends to prefer medium or lower forest and seeks its food crawling or jumping slowly at ground level. They only fly short distances when bother them.

Birds are found alone or in pairs, and they feed on seeds and small fruits.

The young birds as females.

Reproduction:

There is no information on the breeding ecology, but a male State of reproduction was observed during the month of June.

Food:

Observed feeding is of small fruits; seeds and pieces of berries DURAS were found in their stomachs.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 65.100 km2

New Guinea in Irian Jaya, Indonesian and Papua New Guinea. Scattered through the uplands, observed in the Vogelkop mountains (isolated population), and after all latitude 136ºE, through the central mountain belt, in the central mountain ranges, including the Tari area, the range of Victor Emanuel and the District of Mount Hagen, reaching around of 145 °E. The range overlaps with the species Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot at a length of 1,200 kilometers along the Cordillera central and where the two species overlap. The Modest Tiger-Parrot is usually found in slightly higher altitudes than the Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot. The world's population is thought to be greater of 50.000 specimens. The species is locally common.

Subspecies distribution:

Psittacella modesta modesta

(Schlegel, 1871) – Nominal.

Psittacella modesta subcollaris

(Rand, 1941) – extends from North of the Maoke mountains to the Montes Hindenburg;

Psittacella modesta collaris

(Ogilvie-Grant, 1914) – is located to the South of the Maoke mountains.

Conservation:

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Least concern

• Population trend: Stable

The size of the world population It has not been quantified, Although deemed superior to the 50.000 specimens. The species is reported as locally common (pit et to the. 1997).

The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

"Modest Tiger-Parrot" in captivity:

Not found in poultry.

Alternative names:

– Modest Tiger-Parrot, Barred Little Parrot, Barred Little Tiger-Parrot, Modest Parrot, Modest Tiger Parrot (ingles).
– Perruche modeste, Perruche olive (French).
– Olivpapagei, Oliv-Papagei (German).
– Psittacella modesta (Portuguese).
– Lorito Modesto, Lorito tigre Modesto, Lorito-tigre Modesto (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Psittacella
– Scientific name: Psittacella modesta
– Citation: Schlegel, 1871
– Protonimo: Psitacella [sic] modest

Images "Modest Tiger-Parrot"

Videos "Modest Tiger-Parrot"

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"Modest tiger parrot" (Psittacella modesta)

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– Wikipedia
– Loromania

– Photos:

(1) – By © Wong Tsu Shi – Sooty-headed bulbul

– Sounds: Patrik Åberg (Xeno-canto)

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Niam-Niam Parrot
Poicephalus crassus

Origin: Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo

Character: Shy, suspicious

Life expectancy: ---

Height: 25 cm..

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Description:

25 cm.. length.

The Niam-Niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus) has the head and nape Brown olive; the ear-coverts Silver. feathers of the the mantle and tertiary Brown with dark green margin; back, uppertail-coverts and bright green.

Upper, wing-coverts dark green; secondary more internal dark green; rest of the flight feather brown with vane dark green external. Throat and top of the chest Brown olive opaque; bottom of the chest, the belly, the the thighs and undertail- coverts green.

Feathers of the tail dark brown tipped with dark green margins.

Bill yellowish, upper jaw darker than black-tipped; irises yellow; legs blackish.

Both sexes similar.

Hood grayish brown of the immature It shows strong brands of color yellow olive; the the mantle is greener. Underparts paler and more yellowish in adults. Secondary internal lined with yellow. More pale the upper jaw the adults and with grey tip.

It was thought that the Niam-Niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus) could form a species within the group of the Poicephalus meyeri, Poicephalus rueppellii and Poicephalus cryptoxanthus, and possibly other. In the past, treated as species Poicephalus cryptoxanthus, that is morphologically very close.

Habitat:

Frequents wooded areas of Savannah, forest-savanna mosaic, wet sheets and Syzygium-Adina forests in the savanna to the 1.000 m.

Common in areas near water. Observed in pairs or in small groups. Regular daily movements take place even in the mountainous areas where the Niam-Niam Parrot visit tall trees to feed.

Reproduction:

Few details about reproductive biology, but believes that nest between August-September during the rainy season.

Courtship and implementation not described.

Food:

Its diet It is little known but includes a wide variety of seeds; reported foods include millet, and beans.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 343.000 km2

North of Central Africa to the South of the Sahara. Believed to inhabit also in Cameroon Eastern (where is the status unclear) through the Center and South of the Central African Republic, South-West end of Chad and the north end of the upper area of the Democratic Republic of the Congoto the southwest of Sudan (Bahr-el-Ghazal).

Sedentary with local movements. Little-known state, but think it's generally common, Although most scarce in the southwest of Sudan.

Conservation:

• Current Red List of UICN: Least concern

• Population trend: Stable

The size of the world's population has not been quantified. This species is one of the lesser known African parrots, but it is assumed that it is common in its area of distribution.

The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

"Niam-Niam Parrot" in captivity:

Very rare in captivity.

It is a parrot of middle voice, shy and suspicious. Young birds are more accustomed to the caregiver.
New birds susceptible to the stress or illness.

Is necessary for their well-being a regular supply of fresh wood; susceptible during the acclimatization period; resistant once acclimated.

Alternative names:

– Niam-Niam Parrot, Niam niam Parrot (English).
– Perroquet des Niam-niams, Perroquet des niam-niam (French).
– Niamniampapagei, Niamniam Papagei (German).
– Papagaio Crassus (Portuguese).
– Lorito Niam niam, Lorito Niam-niam, Lorito nianiam (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittacidae
– Genus: Poicephalus
– Scientific name: Poicephalus crassus
– Citation: (Sharpe, 1884)
– Protonimo: Pionias fat

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"Lorito naianiam" (Poicephalus crassus)

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife

– Photos:

(1) – Photography: Caijin Wen – link

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Glossopsitta concinna concinna

Glossopsitta concinna didimus

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Glossopsitta concinna concinna

Glossopsitta concinna didimus

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"Musk Lorikeet" in captivity:

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Images «Lori AlmizClero»:

Videos "Musk Lorikeet"

«Lori Reader» (Glossopsitta concinna)

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Psittacella picta picta

Psittacella picta lorentzi

Psittacella picta excelsa

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Psittacella picta picta

Psittacella picta lorentzi

Psittacella picta excelsa

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"Painted Tiger-Parrot" in captivity:

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Images "Painted Tiger-Parrot"

Videos "Painted Tiger-Parrot"

«Lorito-tigre painted» (Psittacella picta)

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"New Zealand Kaka" in captivity:

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"Kaka" images:

Videos "New Zealand Kaka"

«Kaka» (Nestor meridionalis)

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Video – "Plain Parakeet" (Brotogeris tirica)

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"Plain Parakeet" in captivity:

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