Austral parakeet
| Austral parakeet | |
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| Austral parakeet | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Enicognathus |
| Species: | E. ferrugineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enicognathus ferrugineus (Müller, 1776) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microsittace ferrugineus[2] | |
The austral parakeet, austral conure or emerald parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is a parrot found on the southern tip of South America – further south than any other parrot – ranging as far north as Temuco. It is a fairly large conure, 35 cm (2 cm more than a monk or quaker parakeet). It is primarily green, lightly barred, with some dull red on the forehead and lores, belly, and upper tail, with the northern part of the range displaying less red.
It occurs mostly in wooded country, but also shrubland and farmland. It stays near sea level in the extreme south, but ranges up to 2000m at the northern end of its range. Flock size is usually only 10–15 individuals, though flocks over 100 are known. It eats grass and bamboo seeds, nuts and small fruit, and nests in tree cavities.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Enicognathus ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Peters, James; Charles Blake (1948). "Microsittace not Different Generically From Enicognathus". Auk 65 (2): 288. doi:10.2307/4080306.
Further reading
- Juniper & Parr: Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; 1998, ISBN 0-300-07453-0
External links
- Austral parakeet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Austral parakeet photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article pbase.com–"Patagonian Birds"