- Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Identification
23 cm. Green, scaled with orange on the head and chest, red nape spot, dull red tail, blue outer wing primaries, yellow on the inner wing. Young birds are similar to the adults, but duller and with much less yellow in the wing. Its flight call is a toweet-deet-deet-toweet, and when perched it has a reedy zeeweet.
Distribution
Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- P. h. hoffmanni -Highlands of southern Costa Rica
- P. h. gaudens - Mountains of west Panama and Caribbean slope of Bocas del Toro
Habitat
Mountain forests and open woodland.
Behaviour
- Breeding: It builds a nest in an unlined cavity, such as an old woodpecker hole, and white eggs are laid.
- Diet: Includes seeds and fruits, especially figs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sulphur-winged Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulphur-winged_Parakeet
