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| − | [[Image:Blue- | + | '''Aternative Names: Blue-crowned Conure, Sharp-tailed Conure''' |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Thectocercus|Thectocercus]] acuticaudata | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 33–38 cm (13-15 in)<br /> | |
| + | *Green plumage | ||
| + | *Dull blue forehead, crown, cheeks, and ears | ||
| + | *Bare white eye ring | ||
| + | *Green or yellow-green breast | ||
| + | *Green tail feathers | ||
| + | *Maroon to red-brown on underside | ||
| + | *Bill: | ||
| + | :*Horn coloured upper mandible; grey-black tip | ||
| + | :*Lower mandible is horn-coloured in juveniles, fading to grey-black after the first year | ||
| + | *Pink-brown legs | ||
| + | *Grey-brown claws | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Blue-crowned_Parakeetp.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Pantanal1|Pantanal1}} <br />Pantanal, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]] ]] | ||
| + | [[South America]]: found in eastern [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
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| + | A popular cage pet, there are established feral populations in [[Florida]], [[Spain]], and [[Portugal]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[: Category:Aratinga|Aratinga]]''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''T. a. koenigi'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Colombia]] and northern [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''T. a. neoxena'': | ||
| + | :*Isla Margarita ([[Venezuela]]) | ||
| + | *''T. a. haemorrhous'': | ||
| + | :*Interior north-eastern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''T. a. neumanni'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of eastern [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''T. a. acuticaudata'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Bolivia]] to [[Paraguay]], southern [[Brazil]], western [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassland, forest edges and semi-arid regions. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of berries, seeds, nuts and fruit such as guava and cacti. The will also eat ripe mangoes and corn and sorghum crops | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest in tree holes; the 3-4 white eggs are incubated by the female for 26 days. The young fledge about 52 days later. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Collar, N., Boesman, P. & Sharpe, C.J. (2020). Blue-crowned Parakeet (Psittacara acuticaudatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54633 on 12 January 2020). | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | {{GSearch|Parakeet+acuticaudat*}} |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thectocercus]] |
Latest revision as of 20:13, 13 May 2021
Aternative Names: Blue-crowned Conure, Sharp-tailed Conure
- Thectocercus acuticaudata
Identification
33–38 cm (13-15 in)
- Green plumage
- Dull blue forehead, crown, cheeks, and ears
- Bare white eye ring
- Green or yellow-green breast
- Green tail feathers
- Maroon to red-brown on underside
- Bill:
- Horn coloured upper mandible; grey-black tip
- Lower mandible is horn-coloured in juveniles, fading to grey-black after the first year
- Pink-brown legs
- Grey-brown claws
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
A popular cage pet, there are established feral populations in Florida, Spain, and Portugal.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Aratinga.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- T. a. koenigi:
- T. a. neoxena:
- Isla Margarita (Venezuela)
- T. a. haemorrhous:
- Interior north-eastern Brazil
- T. a. neumanni:
- Highlands of eastern Bolivia
- T. a. acuticaudata:
Habitat
Grassland, forest edges and semi-arid regions.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of berries, seeds, nuts and fruit such as guava and cacti. The will also eat ripe mangoes and corn and sorghum crops
Breeding
They nest in tree holes; the 3-4 white eggs are incubated by the female for 26 days. The young fledge about 52 days later.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Collar, N., Boesman, P. & Sharpe, C.J. (2020). Blue-crowned Parakeet (Psittacara acuticaudatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54633 on 12 January 2020).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-crowned Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-crowned_Parakeet
