Hispaniolan Parakeet
A species of Black-billed Aratingas Scientific name : Psittacara chloropterus Genus : Black-billed Aratingas
Hispaniolan Parakeet, A species of Black-billed Aratingas
Botanical name: Psittacara chloropterus
Genus: Black-billed Aratingas
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Description
The bird is a medium-sized parakeet, evenly colored green, with a long, pointed tail, pale beak and legs, white eye-ring, and red patch on the wing's wrist area. The sexes are identical; the bird is highly gregarious, forming flocks which can surpass several dozen individuals. The only similar bird in its native range is the possibly introduced olive-throated parakeet, from which it can be readily differentiated, mainly by wing patches that are blue, instead of red. 
Size
32 cm
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and arable land; nonetheless, there are populations that live in urban areas, like the ever-increasing one in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.
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Species Status
It is much more common in the Dominican Republic than in Haiti, where loss of habitat and persecution for the pet trade has made it rare. It is also persecuted in both countries as a crop-pest.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Black-billed Aratingas Species
Hispaniolan Parakeet 
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