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Grey-cheeked Parakeet
Brotogeris pyrrhoptera

Origin: Ecuador, Peru
Character: Cheerful and active
Life expectancy: 20 years
Height: 20 cm..

Catita Macareña

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Description:

20 cm.. height.
The Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) discovered in 1801. Is difference for them cheeks and sides neck grey, crown up to almost the nape, blue, bill yellowish, armpit reddish orange (only visible in flight), tail long and pointed, the rest of the body green.

The immature they have the crown greenish blue and the bill blackish.

hybrid species:

    Brotogeris [erythrogenys x pyrrhoptera] (hybrid)
    Brotogeris [chevroned x pyrrhoptera] (hybrid)
    Brotogeris [pyrrhoptera x jugularis] (hybrid)

Habitat:

Video – "Grey-cheeked Parakeet"

It inhabits in humid forest, semi-wet, secondary, formations of semi-deciduous forest and cultivated areas, until 1500 m. Has also seen it is in the banana plantations. Flies in pairs or small groups up to of 12 individuals, sometimes associated with other parrots.

Reproduction:

Nest in hollows and termite mounds on large trees and apparently be reproduced between January and March. It is still unknown why the termites tolerate their presence.

Their eggs, they are around for 2 cm.. x 1,6 cm.. they settle in sunsets of four to six eggs in a nest filled with MOSS. The female incubates them for a few 25-26 days, While the male mounts guard out of the nest.

Food:

Feeds of flowers and seeds large trees including Erythina, Chorisia and cavanillesia platanifolia, Cecropia catkins, fruits of Ceiba and Ficus figs. Sometimes they feed of banana.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 9.300 km2

The Grey-cheeked Parakeet distributed over the southwest of Ecuador and Northwest corner of Peru, from the Valley of the chone river, Manabi, to the South up to Gold and Loja in Ecuador, and Tumbes and Piura in Peru.

The populations more large is found in the coast of Manabi and Guayas, and at the border between Ecuador and Peru (Juniper and Parr, 1998).

There was a large decrease in the population during the 20TH century, at the beginning of the year 1980 (Best et to the., 1995, Juniper and Parr 1998), with 59.320 birds imported by countries CITES between 1983-1988. In 1995, the population Wild was estimated in 15.000 birds, mainly in Ecuador (Best et to the., 1995). This represents a very crude c.70% decline in 10 years, although it is still locally common in some remains of its habitat. (Juniper and Parr 1998).

Counts of investigations in the Cerros de Amotape National Park and in the Tumbes national reserve they revealed a descent of the 33,2% between 1992 and 2008 (Anon. 2009).

Conservation:

State of conservation ⓘ

critical hazard critically endangered ⓘ (UICN)ⓘ

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: In danger of extinction.

• Population trend: Decreasing.

The main threat to this species is the wild bird trade. The habitat It is also losing out by logging, Agriculture and overgrazing. Its persecution as a pest crops can be also significant.

Is expected that the rate of decline is more slow in the next 10 years.


"Grey-cheeked Parakeet" in captivity:

Most of the existing populations are found in the houses of individuals such as pets. Because of this, effort has been made to save this species of Brotogeris.

Alternative names:

– Gray-cheeked Parakeet, Gray cheeked Parakeet, Grey cheeked Parakeet, Grey-cheeked Parakeet (English).
– Toui flamboyant, Perroquet à flancs orangés, Perroquet de Perico, Perruche ou (French).
– Feuerflügelsittich (German).
– Periquito-de-bochecha-cinza (Portuguese).
– Catita Macareña, Periquito de Alas Naranjas (español).
– Perico de Mejilla Gris (Peru).


scientific classification:

John Latham
John Latham

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittacidae
– Genus: Brotogeris
– Scientific name: Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
– Citation: (Latham, 1801)
– Protonimo: Psittacus pyrrhopterus


Images Grey-cheeked Parakeet:

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Catita-Macarena-(4)
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Catita-Macarena-(2)

Parrots in the world

Species of the genus Brotogeris

Sources:

– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– Parrot Book, parrots and macaws Neotropical

– Photos:

(1) – Grey-cheeked Parakeet (also known as the Fire-winged Parakeet) at El Empalme (also known officially as Velasco Ibarra), a town located in Guayas, Ecuador By markaharper1 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – Periquito macareño (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera), Quito, Ecuador by Diego Delso [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) in captivity in Cuenca, Ecuador By Beatrice Murch (originally posted to Flickr as Grey headed parrot) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(4) – A pet Grey-cheeked Parakeet By Juano80 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
(5) – Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera in Río Milagro in Yaguachi. Prov. Guayas. ECU by Ronald Navarrete-Amaya – Flickr

– Sounds: (xENO-singing)

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Iris Lorikeet
Psitteuteles iris

Origin: Indonesian
Character: Quiet, curious
Life expectancy: 25 to 30 years.
Height: 20 cm..


Iris Lorikeet

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Description

20 cm.. length and a weight between 65 and 75 gr.

The Iris Lorikeet (Psitteuteles iris) It has three subspecies recognized including the nominal, the extent and gradation of red and purple coloration in the head varies among the three subspecies:

  • Psitteuteles iris iris

    The Iris Lorikeet (Psitteuteles iris) has a plumage, in general, Green with stripes of color green light in the underparts.

    The forecrown, lores and zone extending in a narrow line around the Crown rear, red.
    Cheeks yellowish green. The eye-stripe and headphones feathers purple.
    Center of the crown, Turquoise, extending it until it nape in a large yellow-green necklace.
    The chest and abdomen are yellowish-green. The feathers of the neck and the chest they have dark green edges. Wings and tail green.
    Bill and irises orange. The legs greyish black.

    It presents sexual dimorphism. The Red coloration of the female on head It is more off and less extensive that in the male.


  • Psitteuteles iris rubripileum

    It has all the forecrown and crown Red and the headphones feathers Violet Blue.


  • Psitteuteles iris wetterensis

    Larger, the crown It is red and mixed with Violet Blue variable extension. The cheeks they are dark green. The chest bright yellow contrast with the Panza green.

Note:

It has placed at times as subspecies to the Neopsittacus. The validity of the subspecies Psitteuteles iris rubripileum, is questionable, and it was claimed that the differences with the nominal species It may be due to age or individual variation.

Habitat:

Found up to a height of 1.500 meters above the sea level.

The Iris Lorikeet They inhabit monsoon forests, plantations and agricultural land with flowering trees.
Although they are apparently more common in the higher elevations, its local abundance is based on the availability of trees with flowers for food, as is the case with most Lori.
The flight of the Iris Lorikeet fast and slightly wavy.

Reproduction:

Little is known about the breeding ecology of this species in its natural environment.. A record of a captive calf states that the laying is of two eggs, with a period of incubation of 23 days and emancipation some nine weeks more afternoon.

Food:

Feeds of nectar of the flowers Sesbania sp.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 31.300 km2

Endemic to the Islands Wetar and Timor (Indonesian).

Subspecies distribution:

  • Psitteuteles iris Iris

    : West of Timor.


  • Psitteuteles iris Rubripileum

    : It is from Timor.


  • Psitteuteles iris Wetterrensis

    : Wetar island.

Conservation:


Near-threatened


• Current IUCN Red List category: Near threatened

• Population trend: Decreasing

There are no data on population trend; But, the species is suspected to be in decline due to the capture and the degradation of the habitat.

Previously considered common, but not found in the Island of Wetar during a search in 1990, found only in two places during a study of nine weeks in the jungle in Timor West in 1993. Considered main many that the Olive headed Lorikeet and the Coconut Lorikeet in East Timor. World population around 10.000 specimens. VULNERABLE.

"Iris Lorikeet" in captivity:

Quite rare.

Alternative names:

– Iris Lory, Iris Lorikeet (ingles).
– Loriquet iris, Loriquet d’Iris (French).
– Irislori (German).
– Lóris-íris (Portuguese).
– Lori de Goldie, Lori Iris, Tricogloso Iris (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Scientific name: Psitteuteles iris
– Citation: (Temminck, 1835)
– Protonimo: Psittacus iris

Images «Lori Iris»:

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«Iris Truck» (Psitteuteles iris)


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 Dirk (originally posted to Flickr as DSC_7897) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
2 – By Dirk (originally posted to Flickr as DSC_2608) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
3 – By Asim Bharwani (originally posted to Flickr as San Diego Zoo) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
4 – By tinyfroglet [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
5 – By Liam from Washington DC, USA (IMG_9040Uploaded by snowmanradio) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

– Sounds: Filip Noel (Xeno-canto)

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Golden-mantled Racquet-tail
Prioniturus platurus

Origin: Indonesian
Character: Take it easy
Life expectancy: ---
Height: 28 cm..


Golden-mantled Racquet-tail

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Golden-mantled Racquet-tail

Description

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.

Immature without rackets the tail.

Subspecies:

  • Prioniturus platurus platurus

    – The nominal.


  • Prioniturus platurus talautensis

    – (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.


  • Prioniturus platurus sinerubris

    – (Forshaw, 1971) Is distributed in Taliabu and Mangole in the Sula Islands

One of the places where you can see this bird is the Gunung Ambang nature reserve in Sulawesi.

Conservation:


minor concern


• 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.

Alternative names:

– Golden-mantled Racquet-tail, Gold-backed Racquet-tail, Gold-backed Racquet-tailed Parrot, Golden Mantled Racket-tailed Parrot, Golden mantled Racquet tail, Golden-mantled Racket-tail, Golden-mantled Racket-tailed Parrot, Golden-mantled Racquet-tail Parrot, Golden-mantled Racquet-tailed Parrot, Gold-mantled Racket-tail, Gold-mantled Racket-tailed Parrot, Gold-mantled Racquet-tailed Parrot (ingles).
– Palette à manteau d’or, Perroquet à raquette à manteau d’or (French).
– Goldmantelpapagei (German).
– Prioniturus platurus (Portuguese).
– Lorito Momoto Dorado, Lorito momoto Dorsidorado, Lorito-momoto Dorsidorado (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Prioniturus
– Scientific name: Prioniturus platurus
– Citation: (Vieillot, 1818)
– Protonimo: parrot platurus

Images "Golden-mantled Racquet-tail"

Videos "Golden-mantled Racquet-tail"

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«Lorito momoto dorsidorado» (Prioniturus platurus)

Sources:

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

– Photos:

(1) – Prioniturus platurus golden mantled racquet tail – Parrot-birds
(2) – «Prioniturus platurus» by John Gould – Gould, John, 1804-1881; Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909: Birds of Asia., Volume 6, London, [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

– Sounds: Frank Lambert (Xeno-canto)

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Lilian's Lovebird
Agapornis lilianae

Origin: Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique
Character: Sociable
Life expectancy: 15 to 20 years.
Height: 14 cm..


Inseparable del Nyasa

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Description Lilian's Lovebird

Ilustración Inseparable del Nyasa

14 cm.. length and a weight between 28 and 37 g..

The colorful plumage of Nyasa small Inseparable (Agapornis lilianae) may cause their extinction, as it faces the constant threat of capture for the cage bird trade.

They have forecrown, fore crown, lores and cheeks brick red, merging with an orange and yellow-green wash on the back of the crown, ear-coverts, sides neck and nape, but occasionally (including samples taken in Malawi and unlikely to be hybrids with the Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis)) brick red is replaced by dark crimson and orange by dark brown.

Mantle and scapulars bright green, rump and uppertail-coverts, Also bright green, but lighter. Upper, wing-coverts bright green; sometimes in yellow alula; vane outside of primaries and secondaries green; vane blackish internal. Under, the wing-coverts green with some blue feathers; bottoms of the flight feather blackish. Throat and top of the chest orange-red to pink salmon; bottom of the chest up to the undertail- coverts light green. The tail green, except central feathers with orange-red base and subterminal band dark.

Bill coral red; cere white; irises brown; eye ring white (2mm wide); legs pale grey.

Both sexes similar.

Immature and adults, but in black suffusion ear-coverts and black marks on the basis of upper jaw.

Habitat Lilian's Lovebird

The Lilian's Lovebird It is in groves mopane (Colophospermum mopane) and acacias in alluvial deposits and banks of river valleys, in general, below the 1.000 m, preferring areas with figs. Avoid trees miombo.

Very sociable and usually observed in noisy flocks of 20 to 100 birds, sometimes many more, especially when food is plentiful. The birds are not breeding, forman communal roosts in hollow trees, where between 4 and 20 sleeping birds clinging to the walls of the chamber.

Before settling in the place of descando, the Lilian's Lovebird They engaged, to a great extent, to engage in fights and chases.

Reproduction Lilian's Lovebird

Reproduction colonies.

The nest it is a bulky dome-shaped structure with a tube-shaped entrance built from strips of bark, branches and stems brought to the nest by females at the peak.

They build nests in the cavities of trees Mopane, sometimes in some nest of the White-billed Buffalo-Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris).

Wild birds Lundazi nest in the eaves of buildings. the brood, according to sources, It takes place in the months of January and February (birds possibly introduced), September in Zimbabwe and between January and July Zambia.

The laying you can have between 3 and 8 eggs in captivity.

Food Lilian's Lovebird

The diet Lilian's Lovebird It is mainly composed of grass seeds, including Rice perennial and cultivated varieties like millet (particularly unripe) and the sorghum, also seeds acacias, flowers A. whitish, African Erythrophleum, Vitex duamiana and African Cordyla, berries and leaf buds.

The food is collected directly from plants and soil. Often they need to drink, so usually they live near water sources.

Distribution:

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 129.000 km2

Several populations Lilian's Lovebird separated on a restricted area in the southeast africa.

They are distributed in the middle of the valley Zambezi River, from the top of Lake Kariba around East of Binga to province Head in Mozambique, in northern and southern belt Zambezi River, below the 1.000 m, including valleys Angwa and Hunyani in Zimbabwe and valleys Lunsemfwa and Sash in Zambia.

In Northeast Zambia, It is also located north of valle de Luangwa, seemingly isolated from the valley Zambezi River, where possibly they were imported.

In Malawi, There is an isolated population of Inseparable the Nyasa located in forests Mopane in the region of the Lake Malombe, to the South of the Lake Malawi. There is also dispersed populations in southern Tanzania.

Wild birds are believed to exist (at least in the past) in the District of Choma and Mazabuka, to the South of Zambia. Aves on al Namibia are escapes from.

generally common, in some places abundant, but probably overall decline due to habitat loss, for example, in the basin of the Lake Kariba.

Apparently they are sedentary, but you can make local movements in response to the food supply.

There is a large number of Lilian's Lovebird in captivity.

Conservation:


Near-threatened

• Current Red List of UICN: Near threatened

• Population trend: Decreasing

The population of the Lilian's Lovebird It is suspected of being in decline due to predation by invasive species and unsustainable levels of exploitation.

Its population has been greatly reduced by the flooding of much of the valley Zambezi by the Lake Kariba, and probably also by the dam Cahorra Low in Mozambique.

They considered a pest, small-scale, by farmers (Harrison et al. 1997). Besides the captura legal large quantities for the international trade in cage birds (more than 10.000 from 1981 when it began to be mentioned in the CITES Appendix II), many are caught and sold locally Mozambique, and the species is also caught and sold in Zimbabwe and Zambia (V. Parker in little . 2003, UNEP-WCMC CITES Trade Database, January 2005).

Conservation Actions Underway:

    – Conduct surveys to obtain an overall estimate of the population.
    – Monitor population trends through regular surveys.
    – Control or stop the capture and trade in order to prevent overfishing.

This species is well studied in South Africa "Research Project" conducted by the "Research Center for Parrot Conservation" of the University of Kwazulu-Natal. Studies to better understand its ecology and conservation.

The Inseparable from the Nyasa in captivity

They were imported to Europe 1926.

Rarely seen among breeders and many crossed with Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri).

The Lilian's Lovebird son aves gregarias, that coexist very well in Cologne. They have a character quite scary because not very frequent, they have not yet become very familiar with the human being, but once caught enough confidence spend the day making a racket.

You can keep an aviary with Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis).

They are birds something else complicated to create than other varieties Lovebird, are birds more timid and therefore need more peace of mind, plus the percentage of egg fertility in this species is a 40 % to 60 %.

Apparently they have problems to survive the first moult, so in this case it is recommended to acquire and adults.

With regard to its longevity, according to sources, a specimen lived 19,2 years in captivity.

Alternative names:

– Nyasa Lovebird, Black-cheeked Lovebird, Nyassa Lovebird (English).
– Inséparable de Lilian, Inséparable de Liliane, Inséparable liliane, Inséparable nyasa (French).
– Erdbeerköpfchen (German).
– Inseparável do Niassa, Inseparável-de-niassa (Portuguese).
– Inseparable del Nyasa, Inseparable Liliana, Agapornis Lilianae (español).

scientific classification:

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Lovebirds
– Scientific name: Agapornis lilianae
– Citation: Shelley, 1894
– Protonimo: Agapornis lilianae

Images Lilian's Lovebird

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Inseparable-del-Nyasa-(2)

Videos "Lilian's Lovebird"
Parrots in the world

Species of the genus Agapornis


Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae)


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) – Lilian’s Lovebird at South Luangwa Valley National Park, Zambia © Hans Hillewaert/, via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – Three Agapornis lilianae birds By derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk)Agapornis_lilianae.jpg: Wessel van der Veen (Agapornis_lilianae.jpg) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Agapornis lilianae green D (Jade) By Gonzalo Blanco – Linx
(4) – A perched bird By Paul van Giersbergen – Lynx
(5) – Pair By Philip Perry – Lynx
(6) – Illustration by Ibis 1894

– Sounds: Derek Solomon (Xeno-canto)

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Peach-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula aurea

Origin: Brazil, Suriname, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
Character: Sociable.
Life expectancy: Of 15 to 20 years.
Height: Of 23 to 28 cm..

Aratinga Frentidorada

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Description:


Anatomy-parrots

A length between 23-28 cm. and a weight between 74-94 g.
The Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) has the forecrown bright orange; the crown a deep blue color.

Each eye is surrounded by a circle of small orange feathers, delimited in the anterior zone with blue; front part of the lores orange; cheeks Brown olive; ear-coverts green. Nape, the mantle and back dark green; rump and uppertail-coverts green. Scapulars greenish brown; lesser and median coverts dark green; greater primary coverts dark blue. The primaries blue in the vane inner and tips; the secondaries blue. The flight feather, below, grayish brown; upperwing-coverts colour pale yellowish olive. The throat and the top chest color marron-oliva; the upperparts color olive. Upper, the tail dark green with brown tint in the vane inner and with a bright bluish tinge to an end; by down greyish Brown.

Bill grey-black; close bare periophthalmic bare grey; irises yellowish brown; legs grey.

Both sexes similar.

Immature they have a broad nude patch orbital, frontal band closer, bill pale and the irises grey.

Habitat:

The Peach-fronted Parakeet It is present in a wide variety of habitats, specially cleared but a little forested areas, including all kinds of deciduous forest, gallery forest (especially in the South of its range), swamps with Palms mauritia and sheets, also in cultivated areas, below the 600 m.

In the Brazilian Amazon, they are distributed under conditions of low shrub vegetation in sandy soils, avoiding dense evergreen forests. On the inside of the Brazil can be seen in areas caatinga and formations closed with natural grassland.

In general, they can be views in flocks and in isolated pairs during the breeding season.

Has been able to observe them is feeding with the Blue-crowned Conure (Psittacara acuticaudatus) in fruit trees and resting on branches with the Blue fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) and the Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani) in Piauí, Brazil.

Reproduction:

Nest in arboreal termite, trunks hollow or in ravines. Birds observed in nests between June and July in Peru and flocks to divide into breeding pairs during the month of January in Mato Grosso. Clutch 2-3 eggs in (Argentina).

Food:

They feed on seeds (not of pulp) of Ilex, Banisteriopsis, Campomanesia, eucalyptus and Symplocos, fruits and flowers of Erythrina and Terminalia, flowers of Qualea and Garyocar and insects, including the termites and fly larvae, beetles and moths. They produce crop damage in some areas.

When feeding in soil (for example of the grain after harvest), its plumage tends to get dirty.

Distribution:

Video – "Peach-fronted Parakeet"

KING OF THE BUCKET, couple (EUPSITTULA AUREA), PEACH-FRONTED PARAKEET, star conure, Star Parakeet.
Watch this video on YouTube.

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 5.730.000 km2

Distributed by the Centre and East of South America. To the North of the Amazonia The species is found in For and Amapá and the island Caviana island (mouth of the Amazon), Brazil, as well as possibly in the south of Suriname. To the South of the Amazonia the Peach-fronted Parakeet extends through of For, Eastern Amazonas, Rondà´nia and Mato Grosso, Brazil, to northeast Bolivia and East of Peru, in where were observed in the Santuario Nacional Pampas del Heath, and eastward through most of the inside of Brazil until Bay, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mato Grosso from the South and the Northwest of the Alto Paraná Department in Paraguay (in the West and Northeast) and North of Argentina (North of Salta, east of Formosa, Currents and possibly Chaco). The reports of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, They seem to be confused.

common in the central area of its distribution area, still it most common aratinga in much of the interior of Brazil. Obviously more local and scarce toward the North and South ends of their range, with very few recent reports in Argentinto (Formosa in 1987 and Currents in 1983), where the abundance historical suggests a descent on a large scale during the century 20.

Conservation:

State of conservation ⓘ

minor concern Minor Concern ⓘ (UICN)ⓘ

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

• Population trend: Stable.

Place previously within the genus Aratinga.

Its global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as «common» (Stotz et to the., 1996). Its population suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

The species has undergone intense trade: from 1981, date on which was included in Appendix II, 61,311 individuals have been captured in the wild for resale in international trade (UNEP-WCMC trade database CITES, January 2005).

"Peach-fronted Parakeet" in captivity:

It´s common in captivity and widely marketed.
Robust, playful, friendly and not so noisy as other species of parrots.
Regularly provide fresh branches to satisfy their need to crack.

It is not a kind of complicated for reproduction in captivity.

Alternative names:

– Peach-fronted Parakeet, Brown-chested Parakeet, Golden-crowned Parakeet, Peach fronted Parakeet, Peach-fronted Conure (English).
– Conure couronnée, Conure à front d’or, Perriche couronnée, Perruche couronnée, Perruche ou (French).
– Goldstirnsittich (German).
– Aratinga-estrela, ararinha, jandaia, jandaia-estrela, maracanã-de-testa-amarela, Periquito-estrela, periquito-rei (Portuguese).
– Aratinga Frentidorada, Aratinga frente durazno, Calacante frente dorada, Calancate Frente Dorada, Cotorra de frente naranja, Maracaná frente naranja, Periquito de Frente Dorada (español).
– Calacante frente dorada, Calancate Frente Dorada (Argentina).
– Cotorra de Frente Dorada (Peru).
– Maracaná frente naranja (Paraguay).
– Tuíiapyteju, Ajuru-juvakang (Guarani).


scientific classification:

Gmelin Johann Friedrich
Gmelin Johann Friedrich

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittacidae
– Genus: Eupsittula
– Scientific name: Eupsittula aurea
– Citation: (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
– Protonimo: Psittacus aureus

Peach-fronted Parakeet images:

Aratinga-Frentidorada-(5)
Aratinga-Frentidorada-(4)
Aratinga-Frentidorada-(3)
Aratinga-Frentidorada-(2)
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Especies del género Eupsittula
  • Eupsittula nana
  • —- Eupsittula nana astec
  • —- Eupsittula nana nana
  • —- Eupsittula nana vicinalis
  • Eupsittula canicularis
  • —- Eupsittula canicularis canicularis
  • —- Eupsittula canicularis clarae
  • —- Eupsittula canicularis eburnirostrum
  • Eupsittula aurea
  • Eupsittula pertinax
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax aeruginosa
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax arubensis
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax chrysogenys
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax chrysophrys
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax griseipecta
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax lehmanni
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax margaritensis
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax ocularis
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax paraensis
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax pertinax
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax surinama
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax tortugensis
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax venezuelae
  • —- Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia
  • Eupsittula cactorum
  • —- Eupsittula cactorum cactorum
  • —- Eupsittula cactorum caixana

    • 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) – Peach-fronted Parakeet (also known as the Peach-fronted Conure) in Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil By Otávio Nogueira [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (2) – A Peach-fronted Parakeet in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil By Dario Sanches from Sao Paulo, Brazil [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (3) – Peach-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga aurea) perching on a termite mound in Minas Gerais, Brazil By derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk)Aratinga_aurea_-Brazil-8.jpg: Glauco Umbelino [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (4) – Eupsittula aurea By Petyson Antonio (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (5) – Eupsittula aurea By Petyson Antonio (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    – Sounds: (Xeno-canto)

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    Tres Marias Parrot
    Amazona tresmariae

    Origin: Mexico
    Character: Social.
    Life expectancy: ----
    Height: 38-40 cm..

    Tres Marias Parrot

    Content

    Description:

    38-40 cm.. length and 580-650 g. of weight.

    The Tres Marias Parrot (Amazona tresmariae) has head and throat yellow.

    The upperparts are green. The underparts They are green but more yellowed than upperparts. Thighs yellow. Primaries and secondaries green, violet-blue becoming the tip. should carpal yellow. Speculum red on the basis of the five outer secondaries. The curve wings, pale red, with some yellow.

    The tail is green, with yellowish green tip and lateral feathers basically marked with red on the inner band; outermost feathers fringed blue. The legs They are pale gray. The irises It is orange. The bill is horn-colored, gray towards the base of the upper jaw. Cere dark gray.


    Anatomy-parrots

    Both sexes are similar. The immature They are completely green head, except the yellow patch in forecrown. The curve wings, green. should carpal yellowish green.

    Taxonomic note:

    It is granted status species by the International Congress of Ornithology.

    Habitat:

    Video "Tres Marias Parrot"

    They have preference by deciduous forests or evergreen, clear, Savanna Woods, pine forests, dense gallery forests; less commonly in dry thorn forests, mangroves or coastal marshes and cultivated areas with scattered trees.

    Resident throughout its area of distribution.

    Reproduction:

    Nest in holes in tree trunks or fallen branches.

    Food:

    consume outbreaks, leaves news, fruits palm, seeds of Acacia, fruits of Macuna, figs and some fruits of cultivated land.

    Distribution:

    Endemic to the Marias Islands, on the west coast of Mexico.

    Amazon tresmariae Conservation :

    State of conservation ⓘ

    minor concern Minor Concern ⓘ (UICN)ⓘ

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

    • Population trend: Decreasing.

    The Tres Marias Parrot It has an extremely large range and, therefore, it does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable at the discretion of the distribution area size (Extension <20,000 km2 combined with a size decreasing or fluctuating range, extent or quality of habitat or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation).

    Even though the population trend appears to be declining, It not believed to be declining fast enough to approach the thresholds for 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 that approximates Vulnerable thresholds under the criterion of population size (<10.000 mature individuals with an estimated continuous decline> 10% in ten years or three generations or a population structure). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

    Usually it regarded as a subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala).

    Tres Marias Parrot in captivity:

    These birds belong to Appendix I of the CITES, with special protection because they are highly sought.

    Alternative names:

    – Panama yellow-crowned amazon, Tres Maria Yellow-headed Parrot, Tres Marias Amazon, Tres Marias Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot (Tres Marias Is.) (English).
    – Amazone à tête jaune (forme des Tres Marias), Amazone de Três Marias, Amazone des Tres Marias (French).
    – Gelbkopfamazone-tresmariae, Tres-Marias-Amazone (German).
    – Tres Marias Parrot (Portuguese).
    – Tres Marias Parrot, Tres Marias Amazon, amazona de Tres Marias, Amazona cabeciamarilla de tres marias, Loro de las islas María (español).


    Scientific classification Amazona tresmariae:

    Edward William Nelson
    Edward William Nelson

    – Order: Psittaciformes
    – Family: Psittacidae
    – Genus: Amazona
    – Scientific name: Amazona tresmariae
    – Citation: Nelson, 1900<

    Tres Marias Parrot images:

    Amazona-de-Tres-Marias-(5)
    Amazona-de-Tres-Marias-(4)
    Amazona-de-Tres-Marias-(3)
    Amazona-de-Tres-Marias-(2)
    Parrots in the world

    Species of the genus Amazona



    Sources:

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

    Photos:

    (1) – Amazona tresmariae at Cougar Mountain Zoological Park, USA perching on a zoo keepers left hand By Derrick CoetzeeCamera location47° 33′ 11.72″ N, 122° 04′ 50.26″ W View this and other nearby images on: Openstreetmap – Google Earth 47.553255; -122.080628 [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (2) – Amazona tresmariae in a cage at Cougar Mountain Zoological Park By Derrick Coetzee from Seattle, USA (Tres Marias Amazon in cage 2) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (3) – Amazona tresmariae at Cougar Mountain Zoological Park, USA. There are two with a woman zoo keeper By Derrick Coetzee [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
    (4) – Tres Marias Amazon in cage by D Coetzee – Flickr
    (5) – Yellow-headed Parrot of the Tres Marias Islands by (c) Juan Cruzado Cortés – naturalista.mx

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    Black-headed Parrot
    Pionites melanocephalus

    Origin: Peru, Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
    Character: Divertida.
    Life expectancy: 30 to 40 years
    Height: 21 to 23 cm..

    Cotorra pechiblanca

    Content

    Description:

    Black-headed Parrot

    The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) measures of 21 to 23 cm.. height.

    Unmistakable by crown black, chest and belly white, the latter with yellow sides (very visible on the fly). Breast bright yellow, nape orange acanelada, back and rump green. Tip pens of wings They are blue and dark go the closer they get to the body.

    Legs and bill dark gray.

    The youth They have bluish green spots on the nape, with chest and belly yellowish.

    There is no sexual dimorphism in this species. The identification of genus must be performed by DNA testing or a surgical probe.

    Description 2 subspecies:

    • Pionites melanocephalus melanocephalus

      (Linnaeus,1758) – The subspecies nominal.


    • Pionites melanocephalus pallidus

      (Berlepsch, 1890) – It has bright yellow in the throat, the thighs and tail.

    Habitat:

    It inhabits humid jungles, semi-wet, swampy, gallery woods, stubble and crop to the 1000 m. Walks in small flocks between 3 to 10 individuals, feed in the canopy, very rare in stratum low forest.

    Reproduction:

    Its laying is of 2 to 4 eggs and the breeding season It is from December to February in French Guiana, april in Venezuela, April to May Colombia, October to November Suriname.

    Food:

    Feeds of seeds several species of plants cellulose, plants, flowers and leaves. There is also evidence of some insects in your diet.

    Distribution:

    She can be seen in the wild along the Amazonia, from the North of the Amazon River, bordering south to northeastern Peru, also in the Guyanas.

    Distribution 2 subspecies:

    • Pionites melanocephalus melanocephalus

      (Linnaeus,1758) – The subspecies nominal.


    • Pionites melanocephalus pallidus

      (Berlepsch, 1890) – South of Colombia to the East of Ecuador and northeast of Peru.

    Conservation:

    State of conservation ⓘ

    minor concern Minor Concern ⓘ (UICN)ⓘ

    Although not in danger of extinction Its population has declined significantly. The illegal marketing is the main theory against its appearance and adaptation in an environment foreign to its natural environment. Poaching of pigeons and felling of trees are common in the south of the country.

    "Black-headed Parrot" in captivity:

    Popular poultry farming. They adapt easily to the bird or Aviary cages. You need a degree quite high commitment and attention by the owner. The like to interact with other birds and people. The love to play with toys and can be quite noisy. An interesting feature of the Black-headed Parrot It is their habit of rolling on his back and play with toys help of their paws.
    He manages to replace their jungle habitats in parks or green areas of large cities.
    Its price is quite high compared to other species due to its striking plumage and friendliness..

    Alternative names:

    – Black headed Parrot, Black-crowned Parrot, Black-headed Caique, Black-headed Parrot(English)
    – Cotorra pechiblanca, Loro cacique o Loro mocho (Colombia)
    – Perico calzoncito (Venezuela)
    – Loro coroninegro (Ecuador)
    – Chirricles cabeza negra (Peru)
    – Grünzügelpapagei, Grünzügel-Papagei (Germany)
    – Lorito Chirlecrés, Lorito Chirlicrés, Lorito Gordo de Cabeza Negra (Spain)
    – Caïque à tête noire, Caïque maïpouri (France)
    – cabeça-preta, maipuré, marianinha-da-cabeça-preta, Marianinha-de-cabeça-preta (Brazil)

    scientific classification:

    • Order: Psittaciformes
    • Family: Psittacidae
    • Genus: Pionites
    • Scientific name: Pionites melanocephalus
    • Citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Protonimo: Psittacus melanocephalus

    Images "Black-headed Parrot"

    Videos "Black-headed Parrot"

    Parrots in the world

    Species of the genus Pionites
    • Pionites melanocephalus
    • —- Pionites melanocephalus melanocephalus
    • —- Pionites melanocephalus pallidus
    • Pionites leucogaster
    • —- Pionites leucogaster leucogaster
    • —- Pionites leucogaster xanthomerius
    • —- Pionites leucogaster xanthurus


    Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)


    Sources:

    • Avibase
    • Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
    • Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
    • Parrots, Parrots and macaws Neotropical
    • Baywood

    • caiqueparrots

    • Photos: Natural history of parrots /.A Paris :chez Levrault … ;an IX (1801)-an XIII (1805).. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40064546

    • Sounds: controles-canto.org – Patrick INGREMEAU

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    Stephen's Lorikeet
    Vini stepheni

    Origin: Pitcairn Islands
    Character: ----
    Life expectancy: ---
    Height: 19 cm..

    Stephen's Lorikeet

    Content

    Description

    19 cm.. length and a weight between 42 and 55 g..

    The plumage of the Stephen's Lorikeet (Vini stepheni), in general is green.

    The upper part of the head is light green. The region of the windows of the nose, the cheeks, the ear-coverts, the neck, the chest and the abdomen They are red. It has a belt Variable greenish purple size chest. Thighs and bottom of the abdomen They are purple. The Hip is yellowish-green. The feathers wing-coverts They are red and green; the primaries, longer, are black. The upper part of the tail It is yellowish green and the bottom darker yellow with green.

    The irises It is reddish brown, the legs and the bill are orange.

    The immature they have the underparts green with purple and red marks on the throat and the abdomen. Tail dark green. The bill and eyes They are brown.

    Habitat:

    Its usual habitat are dense shrubs and trees, Palm trees, handles, coconut and banana plantations.

    They make daily trips from the forest into the coastal strips to feed in coconut palms.

    They live in pairs or small groups outside of the breeding season.. They are very active and hard to see in dense vegetation; the easiest way to see them is in flight, they are easy to distinguish by their bright red plumage. Its flight is fast with a characteristic buzz of the wings.. They are not shy and allow you to see them up close, are especially when eating.

    Reproduction:

    There are no data about its reproduction in the wild.

    Food:

    The Stephen's Lorikeet is omnivore, consumes nectar, pollen and fruits of a wide variety of plants. The flowers of the plants Scaevola sericea and Timonius polygamus They provide the main sources of nectar. Arthropods are part of the diet, including lepidopteran larvae found in the sporangia fern Phymatosorus

    Distribution:

    Stephen distribution of Lori


    The Stephen's Lorikeet is limited to Henderson island in the Pitcairn Islands, a small island uninhabited and surrounded of coral limestone cliffs, in the south-central zone of the Pacific Ocean.

    The Pitcairn Islands, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno There are four volcanic islands in the southern pacific ocean. These islands are a British overseas territory (formerly a British colony), the last one left in the peaceful.

    In 1987, the total population It was estimated between 720 and 1.820 specimens.


    Conservation:


    Vulnerable


    • Current IUCN Red List category: Vulnerable

    • Population trend: Stable

    This species may be the only member of its genus whose habitat and population size have been little affected by adverse changes in its environment.. But, is qualified as vulnerable, Since it is only on a small island.

    It seems to have adapted to the presence of the only introduced predator., the pacific rat (Rattus exulans). In August of 2011, a rat eradication operation was carried out in the Henderson island to eradicate R. exulans of the island. But, the accidental introduction of a more aggressive predator, as other species Rattus, could be devastating. Diseases such as malaria avian and smallpox are another potential threat. The introduction of exotic plant species could have serious consequences for native vegetation and, Therefore, for this species.

    – Rat eradication could save seabirds on Henderson Island

    Averted a potentially serious threat in 1983 When an American millionaire sought to make a home in the Henderson island. The request was rejected by the Government of the United Kingdom. Henderson is now a world heritage site.

    "Stephen's Lorikeet" in captivity:

    There are currently no known Stephen's Lorikeet in captivity. VULNERABLE.

    Due to its endangered status, 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:

    – Stephen’s Lorikeet, Henderson Island Lorikeet, Henderson Island Lory, Henderson Lorikeet, Henderson Lory, Stephen’s Lory, Stephens’s Lory (ingles).
    – Lori de Stephen (French).
    – Hendersonlori, Henderson Lori (German).
    – Stephen Lori (Portuguese).
    – Lori de Stephen (español).

    scientific classification:

    – Order: Psittaciformes
    – Family: Psittaculidae
    – Genus: Vini
    – Scientific name: Vini stepheni
    – Citation: (North, 1908)
    – Protonimo: Calliptilus ? stepheni

    Stephen Lori "Images":

    Videos "Stephen's Lorikeet"

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    «Lori de Stephen» (Vini stepheni)


    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 – by © Pawl Warren – UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM
    2 – By Peter Fitzgerald, Andrew J.Kurbiko, Hansbaer, Openstreetmap (File:Pitcairn Islands map.svg) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    – Sounds: Mark Todd (Xeno-canto)

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