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- Pyrilia caica
Identification
- Green plumage
- Black head
- Orange brown neck ring
- Blue and black wings
- Orange iris
Distribution
South America: found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil north of the Amazon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species is sometimes placed in genus Pionopsitta.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to use genus Pyrilia
- Birds in Suriname
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Caica Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Caica_Parrot
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
