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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 12 January 2008
- Nandayus nenday
aka Black-hooded Parakeet.
Identification
L. 32-37 cm.
- Green
- Black facial mask and beak
- Black flight feathers
- Long tail with blue end
Distribution
Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open woodland and savanna. Lowlands.
Behaviour
Diet includes seeds, fruit, palm nuts, berries, flowers and buds.
It nests in holes in trees and lays 3-4 eggs. After raising its young, all birds will form rather large communal roosts until the next breeding season.
