Ochre-marked Parakeet
A species of Lesser Neotropical Parakeets Scientific name : Pyrrhura cruentata Genus : Lesser Neotropical Parakeets
Ochre-marked Parakeet, A species of Lesser Neotropical Parakeets
Botanical name: Pyrrhura cruentata
Genus: Lesser Neotropical Parakeets
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Description
This colourful parakeet is a predominantly green bird with conspicuous red patches on its belly, rump, and shoulder and before, below and behind the eye. The crown is dark brown to blackish, becoming mottled on the nape of the neck, and there is a broad, bright blue bib on the chest, extending thinly around the back of the neck to form a faint collar. The outer primaries are blue, and the tail is olive-green above, and brownish red below. 
Size
30 cm
Feeding Habits
Ochre-marked Parakeet primarily consumes seeds and various fruits, including those from Trema micrantha and Cecropia. Ochre-marked Parakeet forages mainly at forest edges and canopy levels, with Miconia hypoleuca being a vital source during fruit scarcities. Unconfirmed reports suggest maize as part of their diet.
Habitat
Ochre-marked Parakeet primarily dwells within the dense foliage of humid lowland forests and forest edges. Occupying regions typically below 400 meters, these birds are also known to inhabit areas reaching elevations up to 960 meters. Their habitats extend to secondary growth environments where they feed on seeds and fruits of trees such as Trema micrantha and Cecropia. Although they venture into small clearings and can be found in selectively logged forests, ochre-marked Parakeet are also present in agricultural zones with substantial forest tree remnants, like shade cocoa plantations. They have not been observed foraging on agricultural crops in the wild. Nesting likely transpires during the austral spring as ochre-marked Parakeet lay 2-4 eggs in tree cavities.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
Pyrrhura cruentata was formerly common throughout much of south-east Bahia, Espírito Santo, east Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its current distribution is highly fragmented and now mostly restricted to isolated reserves. The stronghold is the Sooretama Biological Reserve and adjacent Linhares Forest Reserve, Espírito Santo. It remains common in Estação Vera Cruz (formerly the Porto Seguro Reserve), Bahia. Elsewhere it can be relatively common, but numbers in the large Chapada da Diamantina and Monte Pascoal National Parks, Bahia, appear low.
Species Status
The bird is listed on CITES Appendix I and II and is protected by Brazilian law. It occurs in the Chapada Diamantina and Monte Pascoal National Parks, Barrolândia Experimental Station, Linhares Forest Reserve, Caratinga Biological Station, Rio Doce and probably Desengano State Parks, and the Córrego Grande, Córrego do Veado and Sooretama Biological Reserves.
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