Red-billed parrot
Red-billed parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Pionus |
Species: | P. sordidus
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Binomial name | |
Pionus sordidus | |
Synonyms | |
Psittacus sordidus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The red-billed parrot (Pionus sordidus), also known as coral-billed pionus or red-billed pionus, is a species of bird in subfamily
Taxonomy and systematics
In 1751 the English naturalist
The red-billed parrot has these six subspecies:[3]
- P. s. saturatus Todd, 1915
- P. s. ponsi Aveledo & Ginés, 1950
- P. s. sordidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- P. s. antelius Todd, 1947
- P. s. corallinus Bonaparte, 1854
- P. s. mindoensis Chapman, 1925
In the early 20th century some authors treated subspecies P. s. corallinus as a separate species.
Description
The red-billed parrot is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long and weighs about 272 g (9.6 oz). All of the subspecies have the eponymous red bill. Adults of the
Subspecies P. s. antelius is paler than the nominate and has very little blue on the breast. P. s. saturatus is darker than the nominate and P. s. ponsi is darker than saturatus. Subspecies P. s. corallinus is larger and greener than the nominate, and its mantle and back have gray and blue tinges. P. s. mindoensis is similar to corallinus but somewhat yellower.[10]
Distribution and habitat
The subspecies of the red-billed parrot have a disjunct distribution. They are found thus:[3][10]
- P. s. saturatus, Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- P. s. ponsi, from the foothills of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta east into Serranía del Perijá that straddles the Colombia-Venezuela border
- P. s. sordidus, northern Venezuela from Falcón and Lara east to Miranda
- P. s. antelius, the northeastern Venezuelan states of Anzoátegui, Sucre, and Monagas
- P. s. corallinus, discontinuously from the Eastern Andes of Colombia south through eastern Ecuador to central Peru and separately in central Bolivia
- P. s. mindoensis, western Ecuador
The red-billed parrot inhabits a variety of wooded landscapes including the interior, clearings, and edges of humid to wet lowland and submontane evergreen and semi-deciduous forests; cloud-, secondary, and gallery forests; and coffee plantations. In elevation it is mostly found between 500 and 1,500 m (1,600 and 4,900 ft) but ranges as low as 100 m (300 ft) and as high as 2,400 m (7,900 ft).[10][11]
Behavior
Movement
The red-billed parrot makes some local seasonal movements in northern Venezuela but its movements, if any, in the rest of its range are not known.[10]
Feeding
Little is known about the red-billed parrot's foraging behavior or diet, though the latter is known to include fruits and blossoms.[10]
Breeding
The red-billed parrot's breeding season varies geographically. It spans February to April in Colombia and January to May in Ecuador; in Venezuela it includes April and in Bolivia includes October. It nests in holes in trees. The clutch size appears to usually be three eggs. The incubation period is about 27 days and fledging occurs about 12 weeks after hatch.[10]
Vocalization
The red-billed parrot's flight calls appear to be different among the subspecies. P. s. sordidus and P. s. antelius make "a strident “kee!-yak” ". P. s. corallinus and P. s. mindoensis make "an upslurred “crree!” and a more mellow “crrah” ".[10]
Status
The
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