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;[[: Category:Enicognathus|Enicognathus]] leptorhynchus
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16 - 16 1/2 in. Green to dark green body. Crown with black transversal lines. Reddish tone in the front and lores. Naked ring surrounding the eyes. Belly with reddish tone few conspicuous. Primaries with bluish inner webs. Dark red tail with greenish tip. Dark grey bill, with hookish and long culmen. Pale pink legs.  Long and finely tipped mandible and has a large red forehead patch.
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====Similar species====
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Similar to [[Austral Parakeet]], but differs in less red underside with less conspicuous scaling and much longer upper mandible.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Chile]] from south of Santiago to Chiloé Island.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Forests.  In winter it can be seen on farmland.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes seeds and buds of trees.
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In mid summer, it nests in holes high in tall trees, often ''Notophagus''. 3 to 6 (to 10 -- but maybe two females involved?) white eggs per nest will after about 30 days yield around 4-5 nestlings which stay in the nest for about 40 days. During that period, the nestlings change from a thin white down at hatching to a thicker grey down, to being feathered. The nestlings continue development after leaving the nest.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}# Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
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#Peña-Foxon et al. Ornitologia Neotropical 22:103-110, 2011
 
==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:34, 22 December 2019

Photo © by Luis R
Cayucupil, Cañete, VIII Region, Chile, 25 January 2015
Enicognathus leptorhynchus

Identification

16 - 16 1/2 in. Green to dark green body. Crown with black transversal lines. Reddish tone in the front and lores. Naked ring surrounding the eyes. Belly with reddish tone few conspicuous. Primaries with bluish inner webs. Dark red tail with greenish tip. Dark grey bill, with hookish and long culmen. Pale pink legs. Long and finely tipped mandible and has a large red forehead patch.

Similar species

Similar to Austral Parakeet, but differs in less red underside with less conspicuous scaling and much longer upper mandible.

Distribution

Chile from south of Santiago to Chiloé Island.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

Habitat

Forests. In winter it can be seen on farmland.

Behaviour

The diet includes seeds and buds of trees.

In mid summer, it nests in holes high in tall trees, often Notophagus. 3 to 6 (to 10 -- but maybe two females involved?) white eggs per nest will after about 30 days yield around 4-5 nestlings which stay in the nest for about 40 days. During that period, the nestlings change from a thin white down at hatching to a thicker grey down, to being feathered. The nestlings continue development after leaving the nest.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
  3. Peña-Foxon et al. Ornitologia Neotropical 22:103-110, 2011

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