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Horned Parakeet  (Eunymphicus cornutus)

Also Known As: Crested Parakeet, Ouvea Parakeet (E.c. uvaeensis)
 
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Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)

Credit: © Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
 
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Did You Know?
The Horned Parakeet is so named because of the two elongated feathers that issue from the centre of the crown on its head; in the male they measure 3" and are longer and wider than in the female.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
1000-2500

Range:
E.c. cornutus: New Caledonia.
E.c. uvaeensis: Ouvea, in Loyalty Islands.


Habitat:
Found mainly above 450m (1476 ft) in humid indigenous forests, secondary growth and savanna woodland. Also occurs in mixed Araucaria forest.

Threat Summary:
Historical declines are not known. Current declines are probably due to habitat degradation. This species may also be threatened by predation from introduced rats.

IUCN Rating:
Vulnerable

Wild Diet:
Feeds on flowers, nuts, fruits, berries, seeds of trees and shrubs, and ripe pawpaw.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Are wary and mostly unapproachable. Are generally seen in pairs and small groups of up to 10 birds. Roosts in the treetops or in tree hollows, becoming active an hour before sunrise.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3-4 rounded eggs, 26.5 x 21.5mm (1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
October-December

Links to Other Project(s):
http://cathy.pelsy.9online.fr/programmes/cagouA.html

http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU07030

More Info Sites:
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/09/new_caledonia.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_Parakeet

http://www.arkive.org/horned-parakeet/eunymphicus-cornutus/

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=19951519