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Dusky Parrot  

Also Known As: Dusky Pionus, Little Dusky Parrot, Violet Parrot, Violaceous Parrot
 
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Dusky Parrot perched on branch

Credit: (c) Luiz Claudio Marigo | http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm
 
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Did You Know?
In the field Pionus parrots can be distinguished from other species by the distinctive wing beat which is strong and deep - so deep, in fact, that the downstroke results in the wings touching each other beneath the bird.

Species Profile
Genus:
Pionus

Species:
fuscus

Size: Adult Weight:
26cm (9.75 in) 179-222g (6.2-7.8 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults head grey/blue; red spot on both sides of forehead; ear coverts black; feathers of throat and neck tipped with dusty white; chin brown/blue, the feathers edged with pink; upperparts dark brown with pale margins on feathers; underparts brown, the feathers edged purple/red or red/blue; under tail coverts red; tail dark blue with red at base. Bill dark grey with yellow at base. Eye ring bare and pale grey. Eye brown.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with some upper wing coverts edged with green; secondary feathers tinged with green. Eye ring bare and white.

Call: Calls while in flight or perched said to be high-pitched and nasal. Also calls with ringing tone and pauses between.

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Content Sources:

Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1264.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1659&m=0

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

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

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

Pionus Parrots, Stoodley and Stoodley, Bezels Publications, 1984.

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.