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[[Image:Green_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Michael+Woodruff|Michael Woodruff}}<br />San Benito, Southern [[Texas]], [[USA]], April 2004]] | [[Image:Green_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Michael+Woodruff|Michael Woodruff}}<br />San Benito, Southern [[Texas]], [[USA]], April 2004]] | ||
;[[: Category:Psittacara|Psittacara]] holochlorus | ;[[: Category:Psittacara|Psittacara]] holochlorus | ||
| − | '''Includes: | + | '''Includes: Red-throated Parakeet''' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat | Bright green overall. Underside of flight feathers yellowish. Grayish skin around eyes. Long, pointed tail. Often has orange flecks on throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found in [[Mexico]] and northern [[Central America]] in deciduous and pine forests. Established in southern [[Texas]] where it is common in | + | 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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Formerly placed in genus ''[[: Category:Aratinga|Aratinga]]''. | + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[: Category:Aratinga|Aratinga]]''.<br /> |
| + | [[Socorro Parakeet]] was recently split from Green Parakeet. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
* ''P. h. holochlorus'' in southern [[Mexico]] | * ''P. h. holochlorus'' in southern [[Mexico]] | ||
| − | * ''P. h. brewsteri'' in northwest [[Mexico]] | + | * ''P. h. brewsteri'' in northwest [[Mexico]] (Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua) |
| − | + | * ''P. h. rubritorquis'' from eastern [[Guatemala]] to northern [[Nicaragua]], sometimes treated as full species '''Red-throated Parakeet''' | |
| − | * ''P. h. rubritorquis'' from [[Guatemala]] to [[Nicaragua]], sometimes treated as full species '''Red-throated Parakeet''' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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There is not a lot recorded, however, they appear to eat fruit and seeds. | There is not a lot recorded, however, they appear to eat fruit and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Psittacara | + | {{GSearch|"Psittacara holochlorus" {{!}} "Green Parakeet" {{!}} "Red-throated Parakeet"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1<br /><br /> | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacara]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacara]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:07, 27 July 2024
- 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 (Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua)
- P. h. rubritorquis from eastern Guatemala to northern 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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. 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 16 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Parakeet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
