Black-winged Parrot |
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Also known as: Black-eared Parrot, Peruvian Black-winged Parrot (H.m. peruviana)
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Genus: Hapalopsittaca | Species: melanotis
Size:
24cm (9.4 in)
Weight:
Probably 125g (4.4oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
two: H.m. melanotis, H.m. peruviana
Colour Adult:
H.m. melanotis: Both adults mostly green; blue lores and frontal band; blue wash on crown and neck, with blue collar on area of neck; black ear coverts; black upper wing coverts and outermost secondaries; black inner secondaries edged with green on outer webs; green tail tipped with purple/blue. Bill blue/grey with horn coloured tip. Eye brown.
H.m. peruviana: Both adults brown/orange ear coverts; blue wash on foreneck restricted to thin band on throat.
Colour Juvenile:
H.m. melanotis: Black upper wing coverts, widely edged with green.
Call:
Calls made in flight are rapid and repetitious notes.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
ML Media Collection Catalogue 50609 Black-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca melanotis), Coopmans, Paul, Cochabamba, Bolivia, May 17 1989, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
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The members of the Hapalopsittaca genus are some of the least known parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Hapalopsittaca melanotisSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Rare in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Illustration of Black-winged Parrot
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The members of the Hapalopsittaca genus are some of the least known parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Hapalopsittaca melanotisSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Locally common, sometimes occurring in fairly large flocks. Apparently more rare in Peru than Bolivia.
Range:
H.m. melanotis: C-W Bolivia.
H.m. peruviana: C and S Peru.
Habitat:
Found up to 1500-3500m (4920-11,480 ft) in humid montane forest in the upper subtropical and temperate zones, in tall forest and into boggy elfin growth, where there are fruiting trees.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on berries in forest canopy, with a strong preference for Gaiadendron sp. mistletoe.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Social, seen in pairs or small groups; occasionally in large flocks. Some seasonal movements in response to abundance of food. Keeps mainly to upper stages of canopy where difficult to detect amongst foliage.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
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The members of the Hapalopsittaca genus are some of the least known parrots.Academic Research
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