A simple vista

13" (33 cm). Mostly green with red forehead, blue crown and in some subspecies yellow cheeks. Males and females appear the same. Juveniles are similar but noticeably green on the head. Dark edging on the feathers of the crown and breast create a slightly scalloped effect. Gray bill graduating to horn yellow at the base of the upper mandible. White eye ring around a yellow to orange eye.
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 Crow, About the size of a Robin
Forma de alas
Pointed, Tapered
Forma de cola
Rounded, Short, Square-tipped

Hábitat

Wide range of habitats including tropical rain forest, woodlands wet woodlands, cultivated areas with trees, plantations. Mostly below 2500 ft.

Comportamiento

Nidificación

3-4 white eggs laid in a tree cavity. 26 day incubation and chicks fledge in about 60 days after hatching.

Vulnerabilidad

Estado de conservación