Andean Parakeet

Andean Parakeet

Taxobox
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
name = Andean Parakeet


caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Bolborhynchus"
species = "B. orbygneisus"
binomial_authority = (Souancé, 1856)
binomial = "Bolborhynchus orbygneisus"

The Andean Parakeet, "Bolborhynchus orbygneisus", is a small unit length|mm|160 parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru, at elevations of unit height|m|1500|-2 to unit height|m|5000|-2. It is solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. It has a pale bill and medium length tail. It is stockier and darker than the Mountain Parakeet.

Most flocks are small, but sometimes include over 300 individuals. The Andean Parakeet eats seeds, buds, and berries, and it breeds in burrows in steep banks.

It was formerly known as "B. audicolus".

References

*"Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World"; Juniper & Parr, 1998, ISBN 0-300-07453-0


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