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| + | [[Image:El Oro Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Buenaventura Reserve, Piñas, El Oro Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Pyrrhura|Pyrrhura]] orcesi | ;[[:Category:Pyrrhura|Pyrrhura]] orcesi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Red tipped tail | *Red tipped tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Ecuador]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in the Andean foothills of south-western [[Ecuador]] (El Oro and Azuay). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Damp forest and pastureland. | + | Damp forest and pastureland. Observed in tropical cloud forest at around .800 m |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest in natural cavities; the eggs are white. | They nest in natural cavities; the eggs are white. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes figs, fruit and flowers. | The diet includes figs, fruit and flowers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | fjocotoco.org | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#fjocotoco.org |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pyrrhura+orcesi}} | {{GSearch|Pyrrhura+orcesi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhura | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhura]] |
Latest revision as of 21:40, 4 March 2015
- Pyrrhura orcesi
Identification
- Mainly green
- Orange eyering
- Some red and blue in wings
- Red tipped tail
Distribution
South America: found in the Andean foothills of south-western Ecuador (El Oro and Azuay).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Damp forest and pastureland. Observed in tropical cloud forest at around .800 m
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in natural cavities; the eggs are white.
Diet
The diet includes figs, fruit and flowers.
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/
- fjocotoco.org
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) El Oro Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/El_Oro_Parakeet
