Slender-billed parakeet
| Slender-billed 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. leptorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enicognathus leptorhynchus (King, 1831) | |
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| Approximate range in red | |
The slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus), is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae (macaws and conures), and is consequently also known as slender-billed conure. It is known by the common name choroy.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to southern Chile; Its natural habitat is temperate forests, and its range stretches from Central Chile at the level of Mt Aconcagua down to the island of Chiloe and the continental section of the country. The birds are social and will flock together in large numbers, they are not especially afraid of humans and the sighting of flocks in urban areas is not uncommon.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Enicognathus leptorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Aves de Chile: Slender-billed Parakeet - Description and photos