Jandaya Parakeet
A species of Black-billed Aratingas, Also known as Jenday Conure Scientific name : Aratinga jandaya Genus : Black-billed Aratingas
Jandaya Parakeet, A species of Black-billed Aratingas
Also known as:
Jenday Conure
Botanical name: Aratinga jandaya
Genus: Black-billed Aratingas
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Description
The jandaya parakeet is a small, long-tailed parakeet with the reddish-orange body, green wings, vent and tail, yellow head, neck, and shoulders, orange cheeks, black bill, whitish periophthalmic ring, and dark eyes. The ends of the tail feathers are tinged in blue. It measures 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs 125–140 gm. The jandaya parakeet has a very loud, shrill call. 
Size
30 cm
Feeding Habits
Jandaya Parakeet enjoys a variety of fruits, palm nuts, and cultivated crops like rice and maize. They forage for food and also feed on toxic plants to some birds. Males and females jointly feed their young after a 26-day incubation.
Habitat
The jandaya Parakeet frequents environments that offer wooded cover, favoring humid forest edges, ridgetop groves, and coconut plantations. It is also found in dry woodlands and adjacent open areas, which may consist of farmlands and pastures. However, it typically avoids arid vegetation types such as caatinga. In some regions, the jandaya Parakeet adapts to secondary growth vegetation that can be as low as 2 meters or as high as 10 meters.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
It has an extremely large range in northeastern Brazil in the states of Piaui, Maranhao, Tocantins, and Ceara, and portions of Pará. It is found in lowland deciduous woodland and palm groves.
Species Status
The species is listed as least concern by IUCN. It is listed on CITES Appendix II. It is protected under Brazil Wildlife Protection Act (1967), export and trade forbidden. The global population has not been quantified, but the bird was described as "rare" in two field surveys in 1996 and 2007, in parts of its former range.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Black-billed Aratingas Species
Jandaya Parakeet 
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