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;[[: Category:Pionopsitta|Pionopsitta]] haematotis | ;[[: Category:Pionopsitta|Pionopsitta]] haematotis | ||
− | [[Image:Brown-hooded_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}} <br/> | + | [[Image:Brown-hooded_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}} <br/> [[Costa Rica]], February 2005]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 21 cm | + | 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<br /> | ||
+ | '''Juveniles''': paler, lacks red on head | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | South-east [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] and western [[Colombia]]. | + | [[Image:Parrot-pnc001a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|DiggitalD|DiggitalD}}<br />Parque Nacional Carara, Tarcoles, [[Costa Rica]]]] |
+ | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found in south-east [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] and western [[Colombia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Pyrilia|Pyrilia]]''. | |
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
+ | *''P. h. haematotis'': | ||
+ | :*Humid forests of southern Caribbean [[Mexico]] to western [[Panama]] | ||
+ | *''P. h. coccinicollaris'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Panama]] (east of Canal Zone) and north-western [[Colombia]] | ||
− | [[Rose-faced Parrot]] | + | There seems to be a gap in central Panama between the two subspecies.<br /> |
+ | |||
+ | [[Rose-faced Parrot]] has been split from Brown-hooded Parrot. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Resident throughout the Caribbean lowlands and in Pacific lowlands breeding locally to ca.5250ft on adjacent mountain slopes,largely withdrawing to lower elevations following breeding. | |
+ | Fairly common in partly or entirely forested districts. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | It | + | ====Breeding==== |
− | + | It nests in an unlined tree cavity and the eggs are white. | |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fruit and seeds. | The diet includes fruit and seeds. | ||
− | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop333.html SACC proposal] to use genus ''Pyrilia'' |
− | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop333.html SACC proposal] to use genus ''Pyrilia'' | + | #Wikipedia |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pionopsitta+haematotis}} | {{GSearch|Pionopsitta+haematotis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pionopsitta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pionopsitta]] |
Revision as of 18:59, 28 August 2010
- 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, lacks red on head
Distribution
Central and South America: found in south-east Mexico to Panama and western Colombia.
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes placed in genus Pyrilia.
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- P. h. haematotis:
- P. h. coccinicollaris:
There seems to be a gap in central Panama between the two subspecies.
Rose-faced Parrot has been split from Brown-hooded Parrot.
Habitat
Resident throughout the Caribbean lowlands and in Pacific lowlands breeding locally to ca.5250ft on adjacent mountain slopes,largely withdrawing to lower elevations following breeding.
Fairly common in partly or entirely forested districts.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in an unlined tree cavity and the eggs are white.
Diet
The diet includes fruit and seeds.
References
- 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.
- SACC proposal to use genus Pyrilia
- Wikipedia
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