(All sections now started. References updated. Incomplete gone) |
(Imp sizes. Subspecies amended. References updated. Missing images cat deleted) |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | [[Image:Green-cheeked_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />La Cienega, Jujuy Province, [[Argentina]] , 11 October 2019]] | ||
;[[:Category:Pyrrhura|Pyrrhura]] molinae | ;[[:Category:Pyrrhura|Pyrrhura]] molinae | ||
+ | |||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 26 cm | + | 26 cm (10¼ in) |
*Brown forehead to nape | *Brown forehead to nape | ||
*Green cheeks | *Green cheeks | ||
*Ashy-brown ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | *Ashy-brown ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
− | *Brown | + | *Brown chin, throat and sides of neck, with a scaled appearance |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Line 11: | Line 13: | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | There are | + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
+ | *''P. m. flavoptera'': | ||
+ | :*western [[Bolivia]] (intermontane valleys in La Paz and Cochabamba) | ||
*''P. m. phoenicura'': | *''P. m. phoenicura'': | ||
:*North-eastern [[Bolivia]] and western [[Brazil]] (western Mato Grosso) | :*North-eastern [[Bolivia]] and western [[Brazil]] (western Mato Grosso) | ||
Line 22: | Line 26: | ||
*''P. m. australis'': | *''P. m. australis'': | ||
:*Southern [[Bolivia]] (Tarija) to north-western [[Argentina]] | :*Southern [[Bolivia]] (Tarija) to north-western [[Argentina]] | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Gallery and lowland deciduous woods. | Gallery and lowland deciduous woods. | ||
Line 30: | Line 35: | ||
They nest in a tree cavity. | They nest in a tree cavity. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase |
− | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved | + | #Collar, N. & Boesman, P. (2020). Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae). 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/54661 on 9 February 2020) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pyrrhura+molinae}} | {{GSearch|Pyrrhura+molinae}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhura | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhura]] |
Latest revision as of 19:13, 9 February 2020
- Pyrrhura molinae
Identification
26 cm (10¼ in)
- Brown forehead to nape
- Green cheeks
- Ashy-brown ear-coverts
- Brown chin, throat and sides of neck, with a scaled appearance
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. flavoptera:
- western Bolivia (intermontane valleys in La Paz and Cochabamba)
- P. m. phoenicura:
- P. m. molinae:
- Highlands of eastern Bolivia
- P. m. restricta:
- Lowlands of eastern Bolivia (Palmarito)
- P. m. hypoxantha:
- P. m. australis:
Habitat
Gallery and lowland deciduous woods.
Behaviour
Diet
There is no information about their diet.
Breeding
They nest in a tree cavity.
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. (2020). Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae). 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/54661 on 9 February 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-cheeked Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-cheeked_Parakeet