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Tui Parakeet (Brotogeris sanctithomae)
Also Known As: Santarem Parakeet
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Did You Know?
The Tui Parakeet, along with other Brotogeris species, is an arboreal termitarium nester. This means it nests in termite mounds in trees.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range:
B.s. sanctithomae: Upper Amazon River at Rio Madeira, E Amazonas, N Brazil, west to SE Colombia, NE Peru, and NE Ecuador, and south along Rio Madeira and tributaries to N Bolivia, in Pando and N Beni and SE Peru.
B.s. takatsukasae: N Brazil, along lower Amazon River from Rio Madeira east on north bank to Amapa and on south bank to Rio Curua, E Para.
Habitat:
Found up to 300m (984 ft) in second growth, moist growth lowland tropical rainforest, varzea on banks of larger rivers and river islets, clearings near sources of water.
Threat Summary:
No threats at present.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Diet largely unknown but some birds have been observed taking Erythrina blossoms.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Social, gathering in small flocks or sometimes larger gatherings. Very large flocks seen at food and water sources. Flocks engage in swift, acrobatic flight with frequent changes in direction.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4-5 eggs, 23.0 x 17.0mm (0.9 x 0.7 in).
Breeding Season:
May-July
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/4/523
http://www.hmns.org/files/AmazonianPopChanges.pdf
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w3804752q3348t33/
More Info Sites:
http://www.lib.montana.edu/~bmarsh/cheeky/articles/harrisbt393.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_Parakeet
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