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Andean Parakeet  

 
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Profile of Andean Parakeets

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The Andean Parakeet nests in burrows in steep banks.

Species Profile
Genus:
Bolborhynchus

Species:
orbygnesius

Size: Adult Weight:
17cm (6.63 in) Not recorded

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults green in general; yellow tinge to forehead and lores, less evident in female; blue/green greater underwing coverts and undersides of flight feathers. Bill pale yellow/green with grey at base. Eye dark brown.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with shorter tail.

Call: Calls made in flight are chattering and rapid notes. Alarm calls are heard as rolling rrueet-ee, rrueet-ee.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E269.htm&Pic=269_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1612&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/

xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.