Dusky-headed Parakeet
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
A simple vista
11' (28 cm). Adult has two features that distinguish it from others of its kind: its large white orbital eye ring and its dull gray head. Sometimes a blue collar may be seen. The overall body color is green with dark blue outer secondary and primary feathers. In flight, from below, these appear black, and the under parts a lighter green to yellow. The bill is black and the iris are yellow. Gray legs. Like many in this family it is a social bird and may commonly be found in small groups or in flocks up to 100 birds.
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Categoría
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Hábitat
Forests and Woodlands, Urban and Suburban Habitats
Comportamiento
Direct Flight
Rango e identificación
Descripción
Tamaño
About the size of a Robin
Forma de alas
Pointed, Tapered
Forma de cola
Long, Pointed
Hábitat
Wooded habitats in the western Amazon Basin. It prefers semi-open habitats such as várzea ("flooded forests" in Portuguese, a low-lying, seasonally flooded region of the central Amazon), forest edges and forest remnants in open savannahs. It has also been found in coffee plantations.
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Comportamiento
Nidificación
Typically in a tree or in arboreal termite nests with no additional nesting material. Female incubates two to six white eggs for 21-23 days.
