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Hapalopsittaca melanotis

Identification

24cm

  • Green plumage
  • Large black wing patches
  • Dull yellow around eyes
  • Blue-grey beak
  • Brown eyes.

Distribution

Eastern Andes of western South America: found in Bolivia and Peru

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • H. m. peruviana: dull turquoise head with dark ear coverts
  • Andes of central and southern Peru
  • H. m. melanotis: green head, blue neck band, dull red ear coverts
  • Andes of Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)

Habitat

Montane forest.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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