White-breasted parakeet
White-breasted Parakeet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Pyrrhura |
Species: | P. albipectus
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Binomial name | |
Pyrrhura albipectus Chapman, 1914
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The white-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura albipectus) or white-necked parakeet is a
Taxonomy and systematics
The white-breasted parakeet is
Description
The white-breasted parakeet is 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4 to 10 in) long and weighs 83 to 110 g (2.9 to 3.9 oz). The sexes are the same. Adults have a thin reddish brown band just above the bill and are brownish from forehead to hindcrown; the crown feathers have gray edges. Their cheeks are green with yellow giving a scaly appearance and their
Distribution and habitat
The white-breasted parakeet is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in the southeastern Ecuadoran provinces of
Behavior
Movement
The white-breasted parakeet is not known to have any pattern of movements.[5]
Feeding
The white-breasted parakeet feeds on fruit, seeds, and flowers of a variety of plants and trees.[5]
Breeding
The white-breasted parakeet nests between May and July, but nothing else is known about its breeding biology.[5]
Vocalization
The white-breasted parakeet's most common call is "a series of harsh notes, e.g. “krree krree krree” " that is given both from a perch and in flight. Perched birds also call with single "kurree" or "rrah" notes, though perched birds are often silent. Flocks in flight "call frequently and simultaneously, producing a noisy, harsh chattering."[5]
Status
The
References
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- ^ a b Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
- ^ a b c d e f Collar, N. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). White-necked Parakeet (Pyrrhura albipectus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whnpar1.01 retrieved March 13, 2023
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7.
- ^ Navarrete, L. (2003). Neotropical Notebook: White-breasted parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus: a new record for Peru. Cotinga. 19: 79
- ^ "Tapichalaca Reserve". American Bird Conservancy. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Waugh, D. (2009). A tiriba-do-pescoço-branco (Pyrrhura albipectus) no Equador meridional: notícias sobre a sua conservação.[The White-necked Parakeet (Pyrrhura albipectus) in southern Ecuador: news on its conservation] Atualidades Ornitológicas. 147: 50–51. In Portuguese.