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Pyrilia caica

Identification

  • Green plumage
  • Black head
  • Orange brown neck ring
  • Blue and black wings
  • Orange iris

Distribution

South America: found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil north of the Amazon.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This species is sometimes placed in genus Pionopsitta.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. SACC proposal to use genus Pyrilia
  3. Birds in Suriname

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