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Orange-cheeked Parrot  (Pionopsitta barrabandi)

Also Known As: Barraband's Parrot
 
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Orange-cheeked Parrot perching

Credit: © Robert Scanlon | http://www.pbase.com/rsscanlon
 
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Did You Know?
The Orange-cheeked Parrot regularly visits clay banks (or licks) to consume the soil, an antacid-like dense soil which neutralizes toxins taken in by the parrots during their daily feedings.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
P.b. barrabandi: North of upper Amazon River from E Amazonas, N Brazil and S Venezuela to SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru.
P.b. aurantiigena: South of upper Amazon River from N Brazil to E Peru and N Bolivia.


Habitat:
Found up to 400m (1312 ft) in lowland terra firme forest, also less often in varzea stands. Also found at forest edge and in partly disturbed forest.

Threat Summary:
Wild populations have been declining due to deforestation.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds, fruit and possibly wasp larvae from galls.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Active early morning. Seen singly, in pairs and in small groups up to 10 and more at clay banks. Forages high in canopy or just below.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available

Breeding Season:
Possibly September-October

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w3804752q3348t33/

http://www.unc.edu/~rhwiley/loreto/tapiche97/tapichelist041122.html



More Info Sites:
http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/orange-cheeked.parrot.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-cheeked_Parrot