Brown-breasted Parakeet
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Brown-breasted Parakeet painted by J. Davernes |
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| ( Masséna & Souancé , 1854) |
The Braunbrust parakeet ( Pyrrhura calliptera ) also superb wing parakeet called, is a species from the genus of pyrrhura ( Pyrrhura ). The species is endemic to the Andes of Colombia . The stock is on the IUCN as endangered ( Vulnerable estimated).
features
The brown-breasted parakeet reaches a body length of about 22-23 centimeters. It is predominantly green and brownish red. The beak is light yellow. The top of the head is brown, the nape is brown with greenish feather edges. The cheeks are dark green, the ear covers red. There is a white ring around the eye. The neck and chest are brown with red-brown transverse bands, the middle of the abdomen is reddish. The rest of the underside as well as the upper side of the fuselage are green, the upper wing coverts are also predominantly green, the large upper hand coverts and the wing bend in the area of the wrist are yellow to orange. The wings are blue, the tail is rust-red.
distribution and habitat
The distribution area extends in Colombia over both slopes of the East Andes , in the province of Boyacá on Lake Tota to the southwest of Cundinamarca . The species inhabits temperate and subtropical forests at altitudes between 1850 and 3000 meters, Krummholz zones at heights between 3000 and 3400 meters and the adjacent Páramo . You can see them there at the edges of the forest and in the bushes.
Way of life
The birds usually move in groups of six to 14 animals. They screech conspicuously during the flight. The diet of the parakeets includes the fruits of the heather family ( Ericaceae ), laurel family ( Lauraceae ) and black- mouthed family ( Melastomataceae ). Every now and then they will also eat seeds and corn. The breeding season is between August and January.
literature
- Steven L. Hilty , William L. Brown: A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, 1986, p. 204ff, ISBN 978-0691083728 .
- Tony Juniper, Mike Parr: Parrots: a guide to parrots of the world , Yale University Press, p. 468, 1998, ISBN 978-0300074536
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pyrrhura calliptera in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2011th
- ↑ BirdLife International Flame-winged Parakeet (Eng.)