- Brotogeris chiriri
Identification
20–25 cm
- Light green with darker green wings
- Yellowish-green underparts
- Wings
- Buff bill
- Pinkish-grey legs and feet
- Dark eyes
- Hook-shaped bill
Distribution
South America: found in central Brazil (avoids the areas closest to the Amazon river), Paraguay, south Bolivia and northern Argentina.
This species is also a popular cage bird, and introduced populations may be found in Florida and California, USA.
Taxonomy
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet has in the past been included in White-winged Parakeet
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- B. c. behni:
- Central and southern Bolivia
- B. c. chiriri:
Habitat
Forests, grasslands, open wooded areas, tropical savanna and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds and fruit and flowers.
Breeding
They nest in wall and tree holes and also form nesting tunnels in dead palm fronds. The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Yellow-chevroned Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Yellow-chevroned_Parakeet
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