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;[[: Category:Primolius|Primolius]] couloni | ;[[: Category:Primolius|Primolius]] couloni | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 41cm | + | 41cm (16¼ in)<br /> |
| + | *Green plumage | ||
| + | *Blue head, flight feathers and primary [[Topography#Wings|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Tail | ||
| + | :*Maroon base to uppertail | ||
| + | :*Narrow green centre | ||
| + | :*Blue tip | ||
| + | :*Greenish-yellow undertail | ||
| + | *Green underwing | ||
| + | *Pale greyish-horn bill with black base | ||
| + | *Eye | ||
| + | :*White iris | ||
| + | :*Narrow, maroon eye-ring | ||
| + | *Dark grey facial skin and [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *Dull pinkish legs<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': black bill, grey legs, dark iris, white facial skin and lores, otherwise similar to adult. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]]. | + | [[South America]]: [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species which in the past has been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Ara|Ara]]''. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which in the past has been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Ara|Ara]]''. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m. | Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | 2-4 eggs are | + | ====Breeding==== |
| + | The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated for about 28 days; the young fledge after about 3 months. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Blue-headed_Macaw_1.jpg|Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}} <br />Between Pilcopata and Atalaya mirador, [[Peru]], August 2008 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Primolius+couloni}} | {{GSearch|Primolius+couloni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Primolius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Primolius]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 30 July 2017
- Primolius couloni
Identification
41cm (16¼ in)
- Green plumage
- Blue head, flight feathers and primary coverts
- Tail
- Maroon base to uppertail
- Narrow green centre
- Blue tip
- Greenish-yellow undertail
- Green underwing
- Pale greyish-horn bill with black base
- Eye
- White iris
- Narrow, maroon eye-ring
- Dark grey facial skin and lores
- Dull pinkish legs
Juvenile: black bill, grey legs, dark iris, white facial skin and lores, otherwise similar to adult.
Distribution
South America: Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been placed in genus Ara.
Habitat
Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated for about 28 days; the young fledge after about 3 months.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by Peter R. Bono
Between Pilcopata and Atalaya mirador, Peru, August 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Macaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Macaw
