- Aratinga auricapillus
Identification
30 cm
Mainly green with golden colouration on the head
Distribution
South America: endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. a. auricapillus:
- East-central Brazil (northern and central Bahia)
- A. a. aurifrons:
- South-Eastern Brazil (southern Bahia to southern Paraná)
Habitat
Semi-deciduous forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat mostly fruit and seeds.
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/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/58CCB269]. Retrieved 16 June 2021
- Collar, N., P. F. D. Boesman, E. de Juana, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Golden-capped Parakeet (Aratinga auricapillus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gocpar2.01
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-capped Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-capped_Parakeet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
