Emerald Parakeet

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Emerald Parakeet
Emerald Parakeet

Emerald Parakeet

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Parrots (Psittaciformes)
Family : True parrots (Psittacidae)
Tribe : New World Parrots (Arini)
Genre : Enicognathus
Type : Emerald Parakeet
Scientific name
Enicognathus ferrugineus
( Statius Müller , 1776)

The Austral Parakeet ( Enicognathus ferrugineus ) is a type of arini. It occurs in two subspecies only in South America.

Appearance

The Emerald Parakeet reaches a body length of up to 37 centimeters. The green plumage is characteristic of the Emerald Parakeet. Each individual feather has a dark border. The forehead and reins are reddish brown. The parting has a bluish tinge. The brownish red belly spot is striking. The coverts and the wings are blue-green. The beak is dark gray. The featherless eye ring is blackish. The iris is red-brown. The wax skin is feathered.

Spread and behavior

Group of Green Parakeets in Los Glaciares National Park , (Argentina)

Of all South American parrots, the Emerald Parakeet has the most southern distribution area. It extends from the south of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego . In Chile, the Emerald Parakeet occurs in the Magellanes province. Among other things, it also settles on Isla Grande on the Beagle Channel . The Green Parakeet is also a migratory bird here.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arndt, p. 129

literature

  • Thomas Arndt: South American Parakeets - Encyclopedia of Parrots and Parakeets . Volume 5, Horst Müller-Verlag, Walsrode 1986, ISBN 3-923269-09-9 .

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