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Andean Parakeet

Conservation status

Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Bolborhynchus
Species: B. orbygneisus
Binomial name
Bolborhynchus orbygneisus
(Souancé, 1856)

The Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygneisus, is a small (16cm) parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru, 1500-5000 m. Solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. Pale bill and medium length tail. Stockier and darker than Mountain Parakeet.

Mostly small flocks are small, but sometimes over 300 individuals. Eats seeds, buds, and berries, breeds in burrows in steep banks.

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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