Photo by Ciro Albano
Estação Veracel Private Reserve, Porto Seguro, state of Bahia, north-easterm Brazil, November 2008
Estação Veracel Private Reserve, Porto Seguro, state of Bahia, north-easterm Brazil, November 2008
Alternative name: Blue-throated Parakeet
- Pyrrhura cruentata
Identification
30 cm
- Bright green upperparts
- Dark brown crown
- Mottled nape
- Dark red lores
- Green cheeks
- Bright blue gorget
- Dark green underparts
- Large, red belly patch
- Blue outer primaries
- Red shoulder patch
- Yellow and green tail
- Dark bill
Immature: duller with less red
Distribution
South America: found in the lowlands of south-eastern Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Canopy of lowland Atlantic Forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds and fruit.
Breeding
They nest in tree cavities; the clutch consisting of 2-4 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ochre-marked Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochre-marked_Parakeet
