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Wild Rufous-fronted Parakeets
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Genus: Bolborhynchus | Species: ferrugineifrons
Size:
18cm (7 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults in general short, green parrots with red markings on face; red frontal mark, lores and base of lower mandible blue/green underwings; short rounded tail. Bill grey/yellow. Eye dark brown.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Moderate, high-pitched chattering contact notes.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Wild Rufous-fronted Parakeets
© David Alfonso Bejarano Bonilla
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Rufous-fronted parakeet is the only small parrot in a very restricted, high altitude range.Programs & Projects
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Related publications: Bolborhynchus ferrugineifronsSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
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.
Wild Rufous-fronted Parakeets
© David Alfonso Bejarano Bonilla
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The Rufous-fronted parakeet is the only small parrot in a very restricted, high altitude range.Programs & Projects
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Related publications: Bolborhynchus ferrugineifronsSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Possibly as few as 1000-2000 birds.
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife 'restricted-range' species. Affected by clearing of forest for agriculture and grazing; also widespread destruction of páramo vegetation caused by slash burning.
Range:
Found in Cordillera Central, C Colombia.
Habitat:
Occurs in cold, scrubby and sparsely wooded mountain slopes at around 2400-4000m (7872-13,120 ft). May be found in potato fields.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on grass seeds on the ground, herbs and flowers, including possibly Calamagrostis effusa, seeds of frailejones, and flowers and achenes of Espeletia hartwegiana. Seen taking salt from livestock mineral feeders.
Ecology and Behaviour:
May be nomadic outside of breeding season; gregarious, roosts communally on cliffs. Easily approached.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Likely starting January. Nests are in rock face crevices.
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