Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
A simple vista
10" (25 cm). A brighter green than most parakeets with a yellow wing bar on the "wrist" when perched. In flight the bar opens up and is visible from above as bright yellow greater coverts (upper surface only). The outer primaries are darker green. Brown iris. Pinkish gray feet.
Todo el texto de la guía de aves y los mapas de distribución fueron adaptados de Lives of North American Birds de Kenn Kaufman© 1996, utilizado con permiso de Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Reservados todos los derechos.
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
Pointed, Wedge-shaped
Hábitat
In its native South America it is found more frequently in open woodlands, savannas, and may prefer disturbed savannas and towns. In the U.S. it prefers open habitat, towns and will commonly be found alongside the similar White-Winged Parakeet, even nesting in the same tree.
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Comportamiento
Nidificación
4-5 eggs are laid in cavities in dead trees and palm fronds.
