Olive-throated Parakeet
A species of Black-billed Aratingas Scientific name : Eupsittula nana Genus : Black-billed Aratingas
Olive-throated Parakeet, A species of Black-billed Aratingas
Botanical name: Eupsittula nana
Genus: Black-billed Aratingas
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Description
The species has a brown throat, with orange eyes in adults and brown eyes in juveniles. Its flight call is a noisy screech; it also utters harsh twittering sounds and piercing chirps. Measures 21.5–24 cm (8.5–9.4 in) and weighs 75–85 g (2.6–3.0 oz).
Size
26 cm
Habitat
The parakeet inhabits wooded hills and mountain slopes, but also makes use of cultivated areas and scrubland in humid or semi-arid areas up to moderate elevations above sea level. It is most common at heights of around 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
General Info
Distribution Area
The species occurs in two widely disjunct populations, with the nominate subspecies restricted to Jamaica, and the astec group (including subspecies vicinalis) occurring from northeastern Mexico through the Yucatan Peninsula and along the Caribbean slope of Central America, as far south as northwestern Panama. The two populations are very similar. Most authorities consider them a single species; however, some have recommended splitting them, referring to the former as the Jamaican parakeet (E. nana) and the latter as the Aztec parakeet (E. astec). The nominate subspecies has recently been discovered to occur in remote areas of Hispaniola as well, with genetic analysis suggesting it may have been introduced from Jamaica.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Black-billed Aratingas Species
Olive-throated Parakeet