The Red-faced Parrot(Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) It is distinguishable by the intense red in face and pink magenta in shoulder.
Of bill Of course, yellow feathers on the sides of the neck, crown Green with more bluish back.
Dorsally, wing
with blue stain and end blackish; tail with blue border.
In flight, wing with armpit red, Blue-Green rest, tail Red with blue tip. Youth with the face less red.
Rare. It inhabits in the Woods high Andean, near fells, edges and secondary forests, from the 2400 to 3500 m. They are gregarious, usually in pairs or small flocks of 4 to 6 individuals, rarely more.
They are mostly sedentary. But, can arise some movements seasonal altitudinal.
Reproduction:
Nest in the cavities of trees in October-January; the laying of eggs in late November; the chicks are born in early December, and they leave the nest in late January.
Food:
They feed in the canopy of the forest.
Its diet includes outbreaks, flowers, berries and seeds.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 33.800 km2
Inhabits the southern Andes Ecuador and North end of Peru.
Conservation:
• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Vulnerable.
• Population trend: Decreasing.
The population is estimated to be a number of 2.500-9.999 mature individuals.
Threats
Its decline is attributed to the destruction and fragmentation of habitat, largely through the conversion of burning forests to small farms (Jacobs and Walker, 1999).
Severe loss of this species can be expected due to deforestation and degradation of forests, by burning and grazing, on Cordillera de Chilla, Loja of Ecuador, although 1995 there were still extensive forest areas (Toyne and Flanagan 1997, Jacobs and Walker 1999).
"Red-faced Parrot" in captivity:
Unknown in the poultry.
Alternative names:
– Red-faced Parrot, Ecuadorian Parrot, Red faced Parrot (English).
– Caïque de Salvin, Caïque à face rouge (French).
– Salvinpapagei, Salvins Zwergpapagei (German).
– Red-faced Parrot (Portuguese).
– Lorito Ecuatoriano (español).
– Loro de Cara Roja (Peru).
30 cm.. height and an approximate weight of 120 gr.
The Black-winged Lory(Eos cyanogenia) has a plumage predominantly red.
Adults have a blue patch surrounding the eyes, cover the tops of the ear and reaches the back of the neck.
Feathers covering the shoulder blade (scapular), small feathers that cover the outside (coverts) and bend of wing are black. The primary and high school they have a black bordered.
The the thighs and flanks they are sprinkled with black. The bottom of the wings shows a wide band Red. The feathers of the tail are black contrasted with red feathers.
The bill is red-orange. The irises they are red, legs grey.
The youth they are more muted than adults. They have blue-black ends in feathers of the head, neck and underparts. The the wing covers are black, with a green light opaque. The bill is of color brown orange, irises brown.
The Black-winged Lory It can be confused with almost all parrots of the genus Eos, but it is the only one of this category that has the covered wing in black color.
The Black-winged Lory they are quite common and widespread in coastal areas, coconut plantations, the forested areas in the process of regeneration, in some large trees scattered in bushes Moors and local gardens.
In some small islands such as Supiori, they are also present in large numbers in inland forests.
Residing in altitudes ranging from sea level to the 460 m.
They live in pairs or in small family groups. They are also often found in flocks of forty individuals or more.
Son noisy birds and easily observable. At the local level are very popular. In the reflection of both, the natives capture them frequently as pet birds.
The Black-winged Lory they have a fly quick and direct. Often you can hear the hum of their wings when they fly over the villages. They are even more recognizable when they often fly low, well below the tops of the trees.
Reproduction:
Little is known of their reproductive ecology., but it was observed the presence of a possible nesting site in a hole in a tall tree in the forest by a couple during the observations in 1982.
The incubation in harsh captivity around 26 days, and as in all loris, the nesting cycle is particularly long and hard between 75 and 89 days.
Food:
They have a regime that differs little from other parrots of the genus Eos. Feed in the trees in flower of nectar of Brugierto and pollen. Your menu will probably be complemented by fruit, berries of the mistletoe and sometimes insects.
Distribution:
Being endemic to the islands of the Cenderawasih Bay in the part Indonesia of New Guinea.
They live on most islands (Numfor, Biak, Manim, Pulau Num) but are absent from Yapen, the main island, where are replaced by the Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata).
Conservation:
– Current IUCN Red List category: Vulnerable
– The population trend: Decreasing
The population is estimated at 2,500 to 9,999 mature individuals.
Logging and subsistence agriculture have driven the loss of forests within their range and the hunting pressure remains a threat. Consequently, the species is suspected to be declining at a moderate pace.
Relatively large numbers of birds have been trapped for the national and international trade.
Since December of 1989, the import of the Black-winged Lory It is strictly prohibited in the European Community.
Conservation Actions Proposed:
– Conduct surveys on all the Geelvink Islands to clarify its distribution and current population status.
– Investigation of their ecology and movements to facilitate conservation planning.
– Investigate the species trade and design and implement appropriate controls.
– Estimating the rate of loss of forests within its range.
– Check the register in Supiori and establish a captive breeding program to support future reintroduction and supplementation efforts.
"Black-winged Lory" in captivity:
This species is observed commonly as a pet in Biak (island located in the bahía Paradise, off the north coast of Papua).
Due to its status in danger of extinction, any specimen that can not be returned to their natural habitat (natural range) should preferably be placed in a well-managed breeding program to ensure the survival of the species.
Alternative names:
– Black winged Lory, Biak Red Lory, Black-winged Lory (ingles).
– Lori à joues bleues (French).
– Schwarzschulterlori (German).
– Lóris-asa-negra (Portuguese).
– Lori Alinegro, Lori de Alas Negras (español).
scientific classification:
– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Scientific name: Eos cyanogenia
– Citation: Bonaparte, 1850
– Protonimo: Eos cyanogenia
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.
(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.
Of 16 cm.. length and a weight between 23 and 32 g..
The head of the Meek's Lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki) is bright green, more yellowish in the Chin and throat, darker on crown and streaked on ear coats; patch of dark green blue above and in front of the eye. Green upper parts with fused olive through the mantle.
The wings of green at the top. Under the yellowish-green wing coverts. The yellowish green underparts, lighter in the back and more yellow from the chest to the belly. Top of tail dark green with yellow tip; the yellow bottom. Orange peak; pale red irises; legs Orange.
Both sexes are equal. Immature with the paler beak with base brown color and shorter tail.
Nomad. It is distributed in the humid hills and montane forests, but they have also found found in lowland coconut palms. Usually found alone or in small flocks of about of 10 to 15 birds flying through or above the forest cover. Larger groups can gather in the blooming of trees to feed on pollen and nectar. It can be associated with other parrots as the Duchess Lorikeet, Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot, Yellow-bibbed Lory and Coconut Lorikeet
Reproduction:
Information is not available.
Food:
Its diet includes pollen and nectar.
Distribution:
Endemic to the mountains of the largest islands in the Group of Solomons: Bougainville, New Georgia, Malaita, Kolombangara, Guadalcanal and in the past Santa Isabel. Moves starting from the 300 m, until the 1.700 m, but reportedly rarely in the lowlands or above 1.200 m. The world's population is believed to be below 50,000 exemplary but probably stable.
Conservation:
• Current IUCN Red List category: Near threatened
• Population trend: Decreasing
The size of the world's population has not been quantified, It is believed that it is below 50,000 specimens, but the species is described as abundant at the Summit of Kolombangara.
There is still no evidence of a decline in its population, but would be threatened by any future large-scale export trade
"Meek's Lorikeet" in captivity:
They are not known to be in captivity.
Alternative names:
– Meek’s Lorikeet (ingles).
– Lori de Meek (French).
– Salomonenlori (German).
– Lori de Meek (español).
The head of the Wallace's hanging parrot(Loriculus flosculus) is green. Upperparts green with faint orange on the back of the neck; rump and uppertail-coverts red.
Wings green above. Chin red; rest of the underparts green, lighter in undertail-coverts. The tail, at the top, green color with a lighter Green Tip; ends of the lateral feathers, orange-red: Under, the tail bluish green. The bill red; Orange the irises; legs yellowish-orange.
Female with red chin reduced or nonexistent.
Immature with the red chin smaller. The color of the bill and legs more off.
Seem to need the humid mountain forests semi-evergreen. Birds have been seen in fruit trees, and outside the breeding season they gather in small flocks of up to 20 birds. Its altitudinal distribution seems to be closely linked to the distribution of fruiting figs.
They easily unnoticed due to its small size and green plumage, and they are most often in flight when they can be identified by the size, strident calls and the buzz of the rapid flapping. They are most frequently, flying above the canopy.
Reproduction:
There are no data from the reproductive process in nature.
Food:
Most sightings in 1993, the Wallace's hanging parrot they were in the fig tree in fruit trees, and dependence or specialization in this food resource is more than likely.
Its diet includes, In addition, nectar, outbreaks, flowers and seeds.
Distribution:
Size of its range (reproduction / resident): 13.400 km2
Endemic to Flowers. Found at semi-annual primary forest at an altitude between 400 and 980 m (more between 850 and 980 meters during the fructification of the Ficus figs) during observations on 1993. These birds were recorded in the area of Tanjung Kerita Mese, about Paku, to the East of Flowers and proposed as protected area.
Conservation:
• Current IUCN Red List category: Danger
• Population trend: Decreasing
The habitat destruction through the combined effects of collecting firewood, the logging, timber extraction for construction materials and authorization for Agriculture, together they represent more relevant threats. Loss and fragmentation of forests is already widespread in Flowers, where there are semi-annual forest below 1.000 meters included within officially protected areas. These threats are exacerbated by the expansion of human population, with large volumes of wood necessary for housing construction, and the fact that there is little or no government enforcement of laws. Wet deciduous forest, it is currently being extensively destroyed through land grabbing and the establishment of agricultural areas., a factor that is inevitably shrinking the reach and the population of this species. Forest clearing continues on the coastal strip to make way for crops, and illegal logging continues in protected areas.
The population is estimated at a number of 2,500-9,999 mature individuals based on an assessment of the known records, descriptions of the abundance and range size.
Two recent studies have focused on endemic birds of Flowers. Two sites in which inhabits this species for the establishment as protected areas are proposed: Tanjung Kerita Mese and Egon Iliwuli (in Gunung Egon).
"Wallace's hanging parrot" in captivity:
Very rare in captivity.
Alternative names:
– Wallace’s Hanging-Parrot, Flores Hanging-Parrot, Wallace’s Hanging Parrot (ingles).
– Coryllis de Wallace (French).
– Florespapageichen, Flores Papageichen (German).
– Lorículo do Flores (Portuguese).
– Lorículo de Flores (español).
The Meek's Pygmy-Parrot(Micropsitta meeki) has the feathers of the head dark brown, strongly scalloped in color yellow on them ear-coverts and the sides of the throat, and usually with the eyebrows in a vague color yellow; feathers of the crown with fine greyish yellow tips.
Upperparts dark green, darker on the margins and the Center to the Middle coverts black. Feathers primary Black with green trim; secondaries mainly green. Wing feathers more dark with the tips of color yellow; underside of flight feather blackish. Top of the chest and centre of belly, opaque yellow, with brown spots at the tips of the feathers; flanks color green dark; under the tail, coverts yellow. Tail greenish blue in the Center, feathers laterales blackish with stains yellow on the tips or with pointed blue and yellow.
Bill yellow rose pale; irises yellowish brown; legs Pink.
(Rothschild and Hartert, 1924) – The face is more pale and the grey more beige that the of the nominal species; light diffusion of greenish color instead of the yellow markings of the nominal, and a band front yellow with find in them eyebrows.
Habitat:
Not well known. It occurs in forests, high secondary growth, and even in trees around inhabited areas. The birds are found in small groups. Habits are like those of the Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot.
Reproduction:
The nest they usually build it on a tree termite mound, Sometimes it can be very close to the ground.
Food:
They feed on lichens and fungi collected from trunks of trees.
They nourish also of seeds, nuts, berries and fallen fruits that they can find, Although they prefer to eat fruits of plants. They also feed on insects and insect larvae.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 2,400 km2
The size of the world population It has not been quantified, It is thought that it may be above the 10,000 specimens. According to sources, the species is common both in Manus as Lou (pit et to the. 1997).
The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.
"Meek's Pygmy-Parrot" in captivity:
Not found in captivity.
While attempts have been made to keep Pygmy parrots in captivity, These have not been successful. This may be due to the fact that birds suffer from stress or a lack of understanding of their dietary needs.
28 cm.. length and a weight between 200 and 225 g..
The head of the Golden-mantled Racquet-tail(Prioniturus platurus) is light green. The crown Violet gray with a red spot on the front edge; rear of the neck Ocre-Naranja. Mantle light grey, changing to green (marked in grey) on the back; rump and uppertail-coverts green. Wing coverts green, strongly impregnated with pale grey (more green in the coverts more internal); primaries Greens with vane Dark internal; secondary internal green with yellow line in the margins; bend of wing grey violet, carpal edge yellow. Wing feathers green; underside of flight feather marked in blue. Underparts brighter yellowish green, more green in the upper part of the chest, and yellow in the undertail-coverts. Upper, the tail green in the center, dotted in bluish black on the sides; undertail, the tail pale blue; spatulas blackish.
Bill pale grey, with the lower jaw and the tip of the bill darker; irises dark brown; legs grey.
The female lacks the color red and blue marks from the crown and of the collar back orange; underparts washed in less differentiated grey; rackets shorter tail.
– (Hartert, E, 1898) Paler in general males; less grey on the mantle and the upper wing coverts; stain clear reddish pink on the back of the Crown with most blue patch.
The female as the nominal species but green with paler
Juveniles as the nominal species but also with the Green pale
Prioniturus platurus sinerubris
– (Forshaw, 1971) Males with reddish pink spot away from the back of the Crown; mantle and upper wing coverts, green, slightly washed with grey; curve of wing and lesser coverts bathed in purple; smaller.
Habitat:
The Golden-mantled Racquet-tail inhabits the edges of humid forests, forests, orchards and forests of the lowlands Moss, to 2.000 m (most common above 1.000 m). The birds are seen generally in small noisy groups of 5-10 Member, flying over the forest, or during daily movements between the feeding and rest areas.
Reproduction:
A female in breeding condition was observed in October and the nest was in a hollow tree; nothing more is known about the reproductive behavior of the species.
Food:
Have been seen feeding on fruiting mango (Mangifera indica), and the diet includes fruits, seeds and flowers.
Distribution:
Size of the distribution (reproduction / resident): 186.000 km2
Restricted to Sulawesi and nearby islands, including Talaud, Siau, Lembeh, Togian, Group Banggai, Ambon, Muna and Button. Usually, the species is common and the world population is considered to be above 10.000 exemplary and stable: Nominal race numbers are calculated to be above the 10.000 birds and stable, the subspecies talautensis It is less numerous with a population of about of 5.000 specimens, and the sinerubris It is thought that it may be around 10.000 exemplary and probably stable.
Subspecies distribution:
Prioniturus platurus platurus
– The nominal.
Prioniturus platurus talautensis
– (Hartert, E, 1898) Is distributed in the Talaud Islands.
• 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 it is estimated that it may be between 10,000 and 20,000 specimens. The species is described as common (pit et to the. 1997).
The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.
"Golden-mantled Racquet-tail" in captivity:
Susceptible to fungal infections. Rare in captivity.
30 to 33 cm.. length between 120 and 210 g. of weight.
The Red-winged Parrot(Aprosmictus erythropterus) has the head of color green bright with brightness blue green in the crown and nape. Mantle, back and scapulars black. Area low of it back and rump brilliant blue, more clear towards the tail; uppertail-coverts of color green yellowish with broadcasting yellowish at the base. Curve of the wing yellow-green light. Carpal edge blackish. Upper, the wing-coverts, bright Scarlet. Tertiary and primaries marked in black on vane inner, green in vane outer; secondaries also bathed in black in vane outer; primary coverts of color green dark bathed in black. Under, the wing-coverts green. The underparts bright, pale and slightly yellowish-green. Upper, the tail Green dark with tips of color yellow and lateral feathers Blackish in vane internal with yellow tips; undertail, the tail Blackish with tips pale.
Bill coral red; irises reddish brown; legs grey-black.
Female It is predominantly green with a small red spot in the wings (only a point apical on coverts major interiors, but the increase in the external; restricted to the outer feathers of the median) that of the male, and it ain't got no black on it the mantle; vane outside of outer secondaries black. The Green is also more off, and a bit more yellowish in them underparts. The rump is of a blue more off, and the glitter blue in it crown and nape of the male, is absent in the female. Under, the tail has tips yellowish and touches of color pink.
The immature they are similar to the females, but with a irises more Brown and bill yellow from the beginning. Young males attain adult plumage in the third annual moult, but black can show the mantle feathers before this.
Resident, Although nomads in the edges of the range. Is semiarid and subtropical forests of eucalyptus and casuarina, boedes of the Woods, riparian forests, thickets of acacia, mangroves, agricultural fields, scrub Cypress pine (Callitris), and the lowlands of the Savannah.
On the inside of Australia are mainly linked to the extension of wooded of the systems fluvial.
They are usually found in small groups of up to fifteen birds, rarely reach more of 50 individuals in a single flock. The largest groups are likely to form late in the breeding season when family groups gather at feeding grounds..
The species is common and conspicuous, but not particularly accessible; When resent, birds can fly some distance, often making strong sounds.
Sometimes associated with the Pale-headed Rosella and Mallee Ringneck, and they feed under the trees, Although it is more usual to see them on Earth to drink.
Reproduction:
The nesting You can start early, in the months of April or may in the North, but august to february is the main breeding season in the south. During the courtship, the male perches near the female, exposing your blue rump, and making sounds.
The nest normally found in a eucalyptus, and the eggs are put into a deep hole covered with scrap wood. Three to six white eggs are They incubated for around 20 days by the female, which is fed by the male until the eggs hatch. The young are cared for by both parents and they leave the nest in a five weeks.
Food:
The diet It includes seeds, fruit, flowers and insects; in the mangroves, the mistletoe (Loranthus) is your favorite diet.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 5.230.000 km2
The Red-winged Parrot(Aprosmictus erythropterus) are confined in Australia, in the coastal districts of the southeast of Irian Jaya (Indonesian) and in the Western Province (Papua New Guinea).
In New Guinea, the species is restricted to the region between the rivers Digul and Fly.
They are also in the North, in the basin of the darling river, and have been recorded in the South-East of Australia, around the Lake Eyre and North of Cooper Creek.
Wandering individuals have been recorded in Renmark and Victory Downs, In this last, possibly from an exhaust.
– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– World Parrot Trust – parrots.org
– Birdlife
– Photos:
(1) – By David Cook Wildlife Photography from Wamboin, NSW, Australia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – By Jan Harenburg (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Aprosmictus erythropterus erythropterus – Orde Psittaciformes – Papegaaiachtigen
(4) – Red-Winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) Male – Pine Creek, M. 7. – encimages
(5) – «Aprosmictus erythropterus-Australia-pair-8» diKitykat79 – originally posted to Flickr as King Parrots!. With license CC BY 2.0 Transact Wikimedia Commons.
(6) – A painting of two Red-winged Parrots (originally captioned «Platycercus erythropterus. Crimson-winged parraket. 1. Male. 2.Female.») by Edward Lear 1812-1888. The painting shows a female behind young male by Edward Lear [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
