- Psittacara holochlorus
Includes: Red-throated Parakeet
Identification
32 cm
Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat
Distribution
Found in Mexico and northern Central America in deciduous and pine forests. Established in southern Texas where it is common in the Rio Grande Valley. Possibly introduced to Florida.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Aratinga.
Socorro Parakeet was recently split from Green Parakeet.
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized[1]:
- P. h. holochlorus in southern Mexico
- P. h. brewsteri in northwest Mexico
- P. h. rubritorquis from Guatemala to Nicaragua, sometimes treated as full species Red-throated Parakeet
Habitat
Deciduous woodland and Pacific swamp forests.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot recorded, however, they appear to eat 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/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/#Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Parakeet
