Gloss-winged parrot
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![]() Bright-winged Parrot ( Pionus chalcopterus ) |
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The glossy-winged parrot ( Pionus chalcopterus ) belongs to the genus of the red-faced parrots .
description
The glossy-winged parrot is about 28 to 30 cm tall. The back, neck and wings are bronze-green, the region around the lower beak white. The bare eye region is reddish, the rump and tail-coverts are bright red. It has a pink and white throat band with bluish rimmed feathers. The rest of the plumage is dark blue, the bill yellowish horn-colored, the feet gray-brown. The iris is brown.
From the outside, you cannot tell what gender the bird is. Fledglings are less colored and have green or green-lined wing covers with a shimmer of blue.
distribution
The glossy-winged parrot lives in the tropical and subtropical mountain forests in the north-west of South America , in north-west Venezuela , in north-west Peru to west Ecuador and south-west Colombia .
nutrition
The glossy-winged parrot feeds on fruits, nuts and seeds.
Way of life
He lives in pairs and in larger groups. The birds also migrate over greater distances within their range. The brood takes place in tree hollows, the clutch includes up to five eggs. The breeding season is about 28 days, the nestling time about 60 days.
Keeping and breeding
The glossy-winged parrot is a relatively rare species of parrot in Europe. The breeding has been very rare so far and the loss rate of breeding in captivity is quite high.
Web links
- Pionus chalcopterus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2013. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2012. Accessed January 31, 2016th
- http://www.papageien.org/HJP/SP/ARATINGIDAE/pi_chalcopterus.html
- http://papageienfreunde-im-web.de/glanzfl.htm
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pionus chalcopterus in the Internet Bird Collection