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[[South America]]: found in humid forests of north-eastern [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], north-western [[Peru]].
 
[[South America]]: found in humid forests of north-eastern [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], north-western [[Peru]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
 
Subspecies ''cyanescens'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
Subspecies ''cyanescens'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
1,200-2,400m  
 
1,200-2,400m  

Revision as of 15:34, 28 June 2014

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
West Andes. Colombia, September 2011
Pionus chalcopterus

Identification

28cm

  • Dark bluish-green head
  • Dark bronze green back, mantle and underparts
  • Dark blue wings, rump and tail
  • White chin patch
  • Pink speckled upper breast
  • Pale yellow bill
  • Bare pink eye ring

Juvenile

  • White eyering
  • Brown underparts

Distribution

South America: found in humid forests of north-eastern Colombia, western Venezuela, Ecuador, north-western Peru.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Subspecies cyanescens is generally considered invalid[1].

Habitat

1,200-2,400m

Behaviour

Breeding

The nests are place in tree cavities. The clutch of 3-4 white eggs is incubated by the female for 26 days.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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