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Cuba, February 2009

Aratinga euops

[edit] Identification

• Bright green
• Red spots on head, breast, neck
• White bare skin around iris
• Red at bend of wing

[edit] Distribution

South-western Cuba (Zapata Swamp); formerly Isle of Pines.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Grassland where palms grow, woodland edges, and forests.

[edit] Behaviour

They fly in small flocks.

[edit] Breeding

They nest in termite nests or tree holes. The 3-5 eggs are incubated for 22 days; the young fledging 45-50 days later.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Arthur Grosset
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

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