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| − | [[Image:Green_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Michael Woodruff<br> | ||
;[[: Category:Psittacara|Psittacara]] holochlorus | ;[[: Category:Psittacara|Psittacara]] holochlorus | ||
'''Includes: Socorro Parakeet; Red-throated Parakeet''' | '''Includes: Socorro Parakeet; Red-throated Parakeet''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 32 cm<br /> | ||
Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat | Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found in [[Mexico]] and northern [[Central America]] in deciduous and pine forests. Established in southern [[Texas]] where it is common in Brownsville suburbs | + | Found in [[Mexico]] and northern [[Central America]] in deciduous and pine forests. Established in southern [[Texas]] where it is common in Brownsville suburbs. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Four subspecies recognized: | + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[: Category:Aratinga|Aratinga]]''. |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Four subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''P. h. holochlorus'' in southern [[Mexico]] | * ''P. h. holochlorus'' in southern [[Mexico]] | ||
* ''P. h. brewsteri'' in northwest [[Mexico]] | * ''P. h. brewsteri'' in northwest [[Mexico]] | ||
* ''P. h. brevipes'' on Socorro Island, sometimes treated as full species '''Socorro Parakeet'''. Endangered. | * ''P. h. brevipes'' on Socorro Island, sometimes treated as full species '''Socorro Parakeet'''. Endangered. | ||
* ''P. h. rubritorquis'' from [[Guatemala]] to [[Nicaragua]], sometimes treated as full species '''Red-throated Parakeet''' | * ''P. h. rubritorquis'' from [[Guatemala]] to [[Nicaragua]], sometimes treated as full species '''Red-throated Parakeet''' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Deciduous woodland and Pacific swamp forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There is not a lot recorded, however, they appear to eat fruit and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Psittacara+holochlorus}} | {{GSearch|Psittacara+holochlorus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacara]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacara]] | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 6 November 2014
- Psittacara holochlorus
Includes: Socorro Parakeet; Red-throated Parakeet
Identification
32 cm
Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat
Distribution
Found in Mexico and northern Central America in deciduous and pine forests. Established in southern Texas where it is common in Brownsville suburbs.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Aratinga.
Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized[1]:
- P. h. holochlorus in southern Mexico
- P. h. brewsteri in northwest Mexico
- P. h. brevipes on Socorro Island, sometimes treated as full species Socorro Parakeet. Endangered.
- P. h. rubritorquis from Guatemala to Nicaragua, sometimes treated as full species Red-throated Parakeet
Habitat
Deciduous woodland and Pacific swamp forests.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot recorded, however, they appear to eat fruit and seeds.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Parakeet
