Hispaniolan parakeet
Hispaniolan parakeet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Psittacara |
Species: | P. chloropterus
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Binomial name | |
Psittacara chloropterus Souancé, 1856
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The Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus) is a
Taxonomy and systematics
The Hispaniolan parakeet was for a time placed in the genus
The Hispaniolan parakeet has at times been suggested to be
Description
The Hispaniolan parakeet is 30 to 33 cm (12 to 13 in) long and weighs 144 to 147 g (5.1 to 5.2 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults are mostly green that is more yellowish on their underparts. Some have a few red flecks on their head. The bend and edge of their wing and their outermost underwing coverts are red. The undersides of their flight feathers and tail are dull yellowish. Their eye is surrounded by bare white skin. Immature birds have little or no red on the wing.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The Hispaniolan parakeet formerly ranged across most of the island of Hispaniola. As of 2020 it is known in the Dominican Republic mostly from the
The Hispaniolan parakeet inhabits a wide variety of landscapes including lowland and
Behavior
Movement
The Hispaniolan parakeet is not migratory.[1]
Feeding
The Hispaniolan parakeet's diet has not been fully described. It is known to feed on fig (
Breeding
The Hispaniolan parakeet nests in cavities in trees or arboreal
Vocalization
The Hispaniolan parakeet makes a "kree" call "with a grating noisy sound quality" both in flight and when perched.[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Collar, N., P. F. D. Boesman, C. J. Sharpe, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Hispaniolan Parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hispar.01 retrieved April 9, 2023
- ^ Remsen, James V.; Urantówka, Adam (2013). "Divide Aratinga into four genera". AOS South American Classification Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Chesser, R. T., S. M. Billerman, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, B. E. Hernández-Baños, R. A. Jiménez, A. W. Kratter, N. A. Mason, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., D. F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2022. Check-list of North American Birds (online). American Ornithological Society. https://checklist.aou.org/taxa
- ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
- ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip retrieved December 13, 2022
- ISBN 0-947889-30-2.
- ^ "Hispaniolan Parakeet species map". eBird. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
External links
- Estudio de Aves Dominicanas Comunes (in Spanish)