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[[Image:Cactus_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}}<br />Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, [[Brazil]], July 2002]] | [[Image:Cactus_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}}<br />Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, [[Brazil]], July 2002]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Caatinga Parakeet''' | '''Alternative name: Caatinga Parakeet''' | ||
| − | ;[[: Category: | + | ;[[: Category:Eupsittula|Eupsittula]] cactorum |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Green upperparts, nape and ear [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | *Green upperparts, nape and ear [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
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[[South America]]: endemic to [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: endemic to [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 2 subspecies: | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''E. c. caixana'': |
:*Caatinga of north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Pará to north-western Bahia) | :*Caatinga of north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Pará to north-western Bahia) | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''E. c. cactorum'': |
:*Inland caatinga of north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Bahia and adjacent Minas Gerais) | :*Inland caatinga of north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Bahia and adjacent Minas Gerais) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 08:57, 10 August 2014
Alternative name: Caatinga Parakeet
- Eupsittula cactorum
Identification
- Green upperparts, nape and ear coverts
- Pale brown head, throat and breast
- Blue flight feathers
- Dull orange belly
- White eyering
- Brown iris
- Grey bill
Distribution
South America: endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Aratinga.
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- E. c. caixana:
- Caatinga of north-eastern Brazil (Pará to north-western Bahia)
- E. c. cactorum:
- Inland caatinga of north-eastern Brazil (Bahia and adjacent Minas Gerais)
Habitat
Caatinga.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit.
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.
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cactus Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cactus_Parakeet
