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Cobalt-winged Parakeet  (Brotogeris cyanoptera)

Also Known As: Blue-winged Parakeet, Deville's Parakeet, Gustav's Parakeet (B.c. gustavi)
 
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Cobalt-winged Parakeets

Credit: (c) Ian Montgomery | http://birdway.com.au
 
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Did You Know?
The Cobalt-winged Parakeet prefers the forest canopy, never descending to the ground; this species is strictly arboreal (stays in trees).

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
B.c. cyanoptera: W Amazon basin in S Venezuela, SE Colombia and E Ecuador to E Peru, except upper Rio Huallaga valley and N Bolivia.
B.c. gustavi: Upper Rio Huallaga valley, N Peru.
B.c. beniensis: N Bolivia, in Beni and Cochabamba.


Habitat:
Found up to 1000m (3280 ft) in lowland tropical rainforest, seasonally flooded and dry formations and semi-open savanna.

Threat Summary:
Declining locally due to wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Probably the same as for most Brotogeris species: nectar, fruit, figs, berries and seeds.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Social, usually seen in flocks of up to 30 outside breeding season. Forages in the forest canopy.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3-6 rounded eggs, 23.0 x 18.5mm (0.9 x 0.7 in)

Breeding Season:
Probably June

More Info Sites:
http://www.lib.montana.edu/~bmarsh/broto/cobalt.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt-winged_Parakeet

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/cobalt-winged.parakeet.html