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Plain Parakeet  (Brotogeris tirica)

Also Known As: All-green Parakeet, Tirica Parakeet
 
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Plain Parakeets preening

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Did You Know?
The Plain Parakeet nests in arboreal termitaria (termite nests in trees), palm crowns, natural tree hollows or, if in urban areas, crevices in buildings.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: CE and SE Brazil.

Habitat:
Found up to 1200m (3936 ft) in lowlands and uplands, forest canopy and forest edge, parks and gardens and city plazas with mature trees, farmland with trees, scattered woodlots and patches of secondary growth.

Threat Summary:
Has declined since European settlement of Brazil.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds of fruit pulp, seeds, flowers and nectar, as well as insects and their larvae.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Social. Found in pairs or small flocks. Rarely in large groups of several hundred. Climbs branches while feeding rather than fluttering from branch to branch.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 25.5 x 21.5mm (1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
September-January

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g2n576821m88jw6v/

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

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