Brown-hooded Parrot |
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Also known as: Red-eared Parrot, Red-necklaced Parrot (P.h. coccinicollaris)
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Genus: Pyrilia | Species: haematotis
Size:
21cm (8.2 in)
Weight:
145-150g (5.1-5.25 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
P.h. haematotis: Both adults grey/brown crown to nape; white lores; brown/maroon ear coverts and area underneath eye; grey/brown cheeks and throat, turning to black towards sides of neck; olive/yellow hindneck, reaching to breast where turns to green; red axillaries and undersides; green tail tipped with blue and red at base. Bill horn in colour with pale brown/yellow tinge. Eye ring white. Eye yellow.
P.h. coccinicollaris: Both adults red markings on lower foreneck and upper breast, often forming band in male, more faintly in female.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults head colouration paler; breast more green; brown/maroon on ear coverts absent. Eye brown.
Call:
Calls made in flight are squeaky notes alternating with harsh sounds; also a variety of gurgles and warbles.
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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.
ML Media Collection Catalogue 25724, Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis, Parker, Theodore A., III, Darien, Panama, Feb. 5 1982, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Wild Brown-hooded Parrot
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The Brown-hooded Parrot is so secretive that often the only sign of its presence in the wild is falling fruit (while feeding) or occasional calls.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrilia haematotisSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not usually seen in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Flight minimum length 2.5 x 2 x 2m (8 x 6.5 x 6.5 ft) temperature not less than 20C (68 F).
Diet:
Fruits such as: apple, pear, banana, papaya, mango, cactus fruits; vegetables such as: carrots, celery, green beans and peas in the pod; lory or lactose-free baby cereal; seed mix such as: safflower, oats, canary, millet and some hemp and sunflower; sprouted seeds/beans in spring and summer; vitamins and minerals, especially C; complete pellet.
Enrichment:
Provide fresh, unsprayed flowering and budding branches.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 25cm x 25cm x 60cm (10 x 10 x 24 in).
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Brown-hooded Parrot
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The Brown-hooded Parrot is so secretive that often the only sign of its presence in the wild is falling fruit (while feeding) or occasional calls.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrilia haematotisSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
20,000-50,000
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. This bird is fairly common over much of its range and suffers very little persecution even locally from trapping. Presumed to have declined over much of its range due to deforestation.
Range:
P.h. haematotis: S Mexico south to W Panama.
P.h. coccinicollaris: E Panama and NW Colombia.
Habitat:
Found up to 1200m (3936 ft) in dense primary rainforest, including low-elevation cloud forest, forest clearings with grass and scattered trees, and cultivated areas.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits and seeds of forest trees and epiphytes including Ficus, Heliocarpus, Croton, Erythrina and on the green leaves of some types of mistletoe.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Found in flocks of 6-15 birds, but not usually larger numbers. Forages for food at all levels of the canopy, and occasionally cornfields. May socialize with other parrots and toucans.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
February, Yucatan; May-July, Guatemala; August, Panama. Nest is in tree hollow.
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