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Mountain Parakeet  (Bolborhynchus aurifrons)

Also Known As: Golden-fronted Parakeet, Robert's Parakeet (B.a. robertsi), Margarita's Parakeet (B.a. margaritae)
 
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Group of Wild Mountain Parakeets feeding

Credit: © Ron Hoff
 
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Did You Know?
Bolborhynchus, the genus name for the group of parakeets where the Mountain Parakeet resides, means "thick mouth."

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
B.a. aurifrons: C Peru.
B.a. robertsi: Rio Maranon valley, NW Peru.
B.a. margaritae: S Peru, CW Bolivia and N Chile to NW Argentina.
B.a. rubrirostris: NW Argentina and C Chile.


Habitat:
Found up to 3500m (11,480 ft) in shrubby and wooded habitats including riparian thickets and thorny scrub, mist vegetation in coastal W Peru and open grasslands with scattered bushes and cacti on puna; also agricultural areas, plantations and urban gardens and parks.

Threat Summary:
None at present.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on buds, seeds, legumes and berries.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Social; searches for food in bushes and on the ground. Nests in crevices or holes in rocky outcrops or high banks.

Clutch and Egg Size:
5 broadly elliptical eggs, 28.5 x 20.0mm (1.1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
October-December, N Chile; February-March, Argentina.

More Info Sites:
Infonatura search for 'Mountain Parakeet'

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/mountain.parakeet.html