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Olive-throated Conure  (Aratinga nana)

Also Known As: Olive-throated Parakeet, Jamaican Conure (A.n. nana), Aztec Conure (A.n. astec)
 
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Wild Olive-throated (Aztec) Conure (Aratinga nana) perched on branch

Credit: (c) Manuel Grosselet and Georgita Ruiz | http://www.tierradeaves.com)
 
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Did You Know?
The Olive-throated Conure prefers to fly swiftly in groups of up to 30 birds, in tight formation twisting and turning through the treetops like shoals of feathered fish.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
A.n. nana: Jamaica, West Indies.
A.n. astec: Caribbean slope from Veracruz, SE Mexico, to Almirante Bay region, W Panama.
A.n. vicinalis: NE Mexico, from C Tamaulipas south to NE Veracruz where mixes with astec.


Habitat:
Found in forest and forest edge (near rivers) in humid lowland zones up to 1100m (3608 ft). Less frequent in larger tracts of rainforest and reported in arid areas (Veracruz) and pine forest, open country with scattered trees and plantations.

Threat Summary:
Trapping for wild bird trade, however, this has been rare. Deforestation a threat.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Prefers figs and fruits, also unripe tamarind pods. Will utilize cultivated crops.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Large groups congregate after breeding or where food is abundant. Will mix with other species (Finsch's Conure). Tree hollows used for nesting.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4 or 5 rounded eggs, 26.5 x 22.0mm (1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
March, Jamaica; April-May, Belize and Guatemala.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48042/summ



More Info Sites:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aratinga_nana.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Cacao/Birdlist/

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