- Orthopsittaca manilata
Identification
46 cm long and weighs 370 g. It is mainly green, with a red belly patch, blue forehead and upper wings, and the breast has a grey tint. The underwings and undertail are dull yellow. The face has bare yellow skin. Sexes are alike; adults have a black bill, in young birds it is yellow.
The voice is a reedy, high-pitched scream.
Distribution
South America, from Colombia and Trinidad south to Peru and central Brazil.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forest and swamps with Moriche Palms. The clearing of palms has affected this bird.
Behaviour
Two white eggs are laid in a tree cavity.
Their diet includes the fruit and seeds of palm trees, especially the Moriche Palm.
