Jandaya parakeet

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Jandaya parakeet

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species:
A. jandaya
Binomial name
Aratinga jandaya
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Synonyms

Psittacus jandaya
Conurus jandaya

The jandaya parakeet or jenday conure (Aratinga jandaya) is a small

sun parakeet
.

The bird has a wide range, but is locally rare in the wild; they are common in aviculture, where they are known as "jenday conures".

Taxonomy

The first description of a bird called "jendaya" was by the German

monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[10]

In 1916,

Arinae of Neotropical parrots in family Psittacidae
of true parrots.

Ornithologist Thomas Arndt lists this bird as a subspecies of golden-capped parakeet.[12]

The taxonomy of this and related species and genera have been problematic; more information may be found under Sun conure#Taxonomy.

Based on size,

buff-colored
beak as the Carolina parakeet had.

An earlier molecular study found the jandaya's closest relative to be the golden parakeet.[14]

Description

Kobe Kachoen
, Japan

The jandaya parakeet is a small, long-tailed parakeet with the reddish-orange body, green wings, vent and tail, yellow head, neck, and shoulders, orange cheeks, black bill, whitish periophthalmic ring, and dark eyes. The ends of the tail feathers are tinged in blue. It measures 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs 125–140 gm.

The jandaya parakeet has a very loud, shrill call.

Distribution and habitat

It has an extremely large range in northeastern Brazil in the states of

Ceara, and portions of Goiás and Pará. It is found in lowland deciduous woodland
and palm groves.

Behavior and ecology

MHNT

Food and feeding

In the wild, it has a predilection for various fruits including mango and cashew apples, as well as palm nuts, and an unfortunate attraction to plants cultivated by humans (rice, maize, members of the family Annonaceae, etc.). Things that are toxic to jandaya parakeets include chocolate, caffeine, and a chemical often found in avocados.[15]

Breeding

Jandaya parakeets nest in tree hollows, typically choosing a location at least 15 m (50 feet) from the ground.[16] In captivity, the hen lays three to six eggs, which she then incubates for roughly 26 days. The young are fed by both parents, and fledge after two months.[17]

Conservation and threats

The species is listed as

CITES Appendix II. It is protected under Brazil Wildlife Protection Act (1967), export and trade forbidden. The global population has not been quantified, but the bird was described as "rare" in two field surveys in 1996[18] and 2007,[19]
in parts of its former range.

Aviculture

This bird is sometimes called, rather colloquially, yellow-headed conure or flaming conure.

The jandaya parakeet can live 30 years in captivity.[20] Like many of the parakeet species commonly kept as companion parrots, jandaya parakeets are known for their intelligence, and can be trained to perform pet-like behaviors. These small parrots can often learn to mimic sounds including words and even phrases.

Jandaya parakeets are social and generally stay in flocks. They are very loud and call to each other frequently.[20]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aratinga jandaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Marcgrave, Georg (1648). Historia Naturalis Brasiliae: Liber Quintus: Qui agit de Avibus (in Latin). Lugdun and Batavorum (London and Leiden): Franciscum Hackium and Elzevirium. p. 206.
  3. ^ Willughby, Francis (1678). Ray, John (ed.). The Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the County of Warwick. London: John Martyn. p. 116, Section 4, No. 5.
  4. ^ Ray, John (1713). Synopsis methodica avium & piscium (in Latin). London: William Innys. p. 34.
  5. ^ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode Contenant la Division des Oiseaux en Ordres, Sections, Genres, Especes & leurs Variétés (in French and Latin). Vol. 4. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. p. 399.
  6. ^ Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1779). Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 6. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale. p. 262.
  7. ^ Latham, John (1781). A General Synopsis of Birds. Vol. 1, Part 1. London: Printed for Benj. White. p. 224.
  8. ^ Gmelin, Johann Friedrich (1788). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae : secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1, Part 1 (13th ed.). Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Georg. Emanuel. Beer. p. 319.
  9. ^ von Spix, Johann Baptist (1824). Avium species novae, quas Brasiliam anus MDCCCXVII - MDCCCXX (in Latin). Vol. 1. Monachii [Munich]: Franc. Seraph. Hübschmanni. p. 29.
  10. ^
    Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Parrots, cockatoos"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
    .
  12. ^ Arndt, Thomas (2000). Lexicon of Parrots. Arndt-Verlag.
  13. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11259
    .
  14. ^ De Lucca, E.J.; Shirley, L.R.; Lanier, C. (1991). "Karyotype studies in twenty-two species of parrots". Review of Brazilian Genetics (14): 73–98.
  15. ^ "Foods Toxic to Pet Birds – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co". 12 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya) – Wild Parrot Status". World Parrot Trust. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  17. ^ "Jenday Conure, Janday Conure, Jandaya Conure, Yellow-headed Conure, Aratinga jenday". animal-world.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  18. ^ Stotz, D.F.; et al. (1996). Neotropical birds: ecology and conservation. Chicago: U. Chicago Press.
  19. ^ de Faria, Iubatã Paula (2007). "Registros de aves globalmente ameaçadas, raras e endêmicas para a região de Vicente Pires, Distrito Federal, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 15: 117–122.
  20. ^ a b "Jenday Conure Birds". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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