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;[[: Category:Pionopsitta|Pionopsitta]] haematotis | ;[[: Category:Pionopsitta|Pionopsitta]] haematotis | ||
| − | [[Image:Brown-hooded_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Reini <br/> Photographed in Costa Rica.]] | + | [[Image:Brown-hooded_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}} <br/> Photographed in [[Costa Rica]].]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
21 cm. Green body, olive breast, brown head and neck, red ear patch, blue outer primaries, red wing linings, red sided tail, pale eye ring and bill. Juveniles - paler with no red on head. | 21 cm. Green body, olive breast, brown head and neck, red ear patch, blue outer primaries, red wing linings, red sided tail, pale eye ring and bill. Juveniles - paler with no red on head. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | South-east [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] and western [[Colombia]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are 2 subspecies. | + | There are 2 subspecies: ''haematotis'' and ''coccinicollaris''; there seems to be a gap in central Panama between the two subspecies.<br /> This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Pyrilia|Pyrilia]]''. |
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| + | [[Rose-faced Parrot]] have been split from Brown-hooded Parrot. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Frequents forest canopy and edges, adjacent semi-open and tall second growth, avoiding extensive open country. | Frequents forest canopy and edges, adjacent semi-open and tall second growth, avoiding extensive open country. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop333.html SACC proposal] to use genus ''Pyrilia'' | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
Wikipedia | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pionopsitta+haematotis}} | {{GSearch|Pionopsitta+haematotis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pionopsitta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pionopsitta]] | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 15 September 2009
- Pionopsitta haematotis
Identification
21 cm. Green body, olive breast, brown head and neck, red ear patch, blue outer primaries, red wing linings, red sided tail, pale eye ring and bill. Juveniles - paler with no red on head.
Distribution
South-east Mexico to Panama and western Colombia.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies: haematotis and coccinicollaris; there seems to be a gap in central Panama between the two subspecies.
This species is sometimes placed in genus Pyrilia.
Rose-faced Parrot have been split from Brown-hooded Parrot.
Habitat
Frequents forest canopy and edges, adjacent semi-open and tall second growth, avoiding extensive open country.
Behaviour
It nest in an unlined tree cavity and the eggs are white.
The diet includes fruit and seeds.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- SACC proposal to use genus Pyrilia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-hooded Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-hooded_Parrot
Wikipedia
