Blue-bellied parrot
Blue-bellied parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Tribe: | Androglossini |
Genus: | Triclaria Wagler, 1832 |
Species: | T. malachitacea
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Binomial name | |
Triclaria malachitacea (Spix, 1824)
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The blue-bellied parrot or purple-bellied parrot (Triclaria malachitacea) is the only
It is a relatively long-tailed parrot with a total length of c. 28 cm. (11 in). It is green overall and the beak is whitish. Only the male has the bluish-purple patch on the belly for which this species is named. It has a whistled call and pairs will sing in duet, but it is typically fairly quiet and therefore easily overlooked.
It has been recorded feeding on
Much of the original forest cover in its range has been removed in favour of cultivated crops like tobacco and bananas. Now mostly restricted to remnant forest strips on slopes and ridges, which cover far less than 10% of the original range. Previously, it was believed that 5,000–10,000 birds survived, but recent evidence suggests that c. 10,000 survive in the state of Rio Grande do Sul alone. Significant populations also exists in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, but population estimates for these are not available. Regardless, numbers are dwindling throughout its range due to further habitat changes. The cage-bird trade is not considered a major threat at this point, as only a small number are captured for the local market, but nevertheless fair numbers reached the Netherlands in the 1970-1980s. It occurs in 14 protected areas.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Triclaria malachitacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22686419A209540315. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Juniper, T., & M. Parr. (2003). A Guide to the Parrots of the World. Pica Press. ISBN 0-7136-6933-0
- Blue-bellied parrot media from ARKive. Accessed on January 14, 2008.
External links
- Media related to Triclaria malachitacea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Triclaria malachitacea at Wikispecies