- 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
- 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
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bronze-winged Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bronze-winged_Parrot
