- Eupsittula aurea
Identification
Peach-orange forehead, bluish border towards the crown. Orange eyering in adult, greyish in juvenile. Breast brown or greyish-brown.
Distribution
South America: found in Suriname, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Aratinga
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, including crops of soya, maize, but also termites, moths and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peach-fronted Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peach-fronted_Parakeet
External Links
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