Blue-crowned Parakeet
A species of Black-billed Aratingas Scientific name : Thectocercus acuticaudatus Genus : Black-billed Aratingas
Blue-crowned Parakeet, A species of Black-billed Aratingas
Botanical name: Thectocercus acuticaudatus
Genus: Black-billed Aratingas
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Description
Photo By Lars Petersson
Description
The blue-crowned parakeet is a medium-sized bird measuring approximately 37 cm (14.5 in) in length and weighing between 140 and 190 g (4.9 and 6.7 oz). Blue-crowns are born with red coloring around the head, but blue-crowns are predominantly green, with dull blue coloring on the forehead, crown, cheeks, and ears in the nominate, but less blue in other subspecies. It has a ring of white featherless skin around each eye, though this is bright orange-yellow in wild T. acuticaudata neumanni. The breast feathers may also be tinged with blue, though they are more commonly green to yellow-green. Closed wing coloring matches that of the body while extended wings show blue-brown, becoming chestnut on the outer flight feathers. The tail feathers are green on top, maroon to red-brown on the underside, iridescing to bright orange and scarlet under full-spectrum light. Legs are pink-brown with grey-brown claws. The upper mandible is horn-colored, tapering to a needle-sharp, grey-black tip. In the southern and western nominate and subspecies neumanni, the lower mandible is horn-colored in juveniles, fading to grey-black by the bird's second year. The remaining eastern, central and northern subspecies retain the horn-colored lower mandible throughout adulthood.
Size
38 cm
Nest Behavior
Blue-crowned Parakeet lays 3-4 white eggs per clutch. Incubation lasts for 26 days, and fledging occurs around 52 days post-hatching, with both parents sharing responsibilities.
Nest Characteristics
Blue-crowned Parakeet typically nests in tree cavities, with no additional construction materials used. The cavity size varies, fitting the bird's modest size, maintaining a simple shape.
Dite type
Granivorous
Photo By Lars Petersson
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Black-billed Aratingas Species
Blue-crowned Parakeet