Yellow-eared Parrot |
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Also known as: Yellow-eared Conure or Parakeet
Wild Yellow-eared Conure
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Genus: Ognorhynchus | Species: icterotis
Size:
42cm (16.4 in)
Weight:
285g (10 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults large green parrots with long tail and heavy, grey/black bill; dark green upperparts; underparts pale green/yellow; yellow forehead, lores, upper cheeks and ear coverts; ear coverts elongated into plumes; pink/white bare skin at base of lower mandible. Eye ring bare and grey, eye orange.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but tail shorter and eye brown.
Call:
Unusual calls, nasal or goose-like notes given by members of group to produce far-carrying, conversational sounds.
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Video 1 | Video 2More Information:
Avibase
Yellow-eared Parrot Bird Reserve
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 165268, Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis, Sarver, Matthew, Antioquia, Colombia, Dec. 12 2009, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Wild Yellow-eared Conure
© Felix Uribe [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The traditional roost site for Yellow-eared Conures in Ecuador has been purchased and is being re-forested, so that this bird may return to this area.Programs & Projects
WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
Related publications: Ognorhynchus icterotisSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Extremely rare
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
4
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Yellow-eared Conure
© Felix Uribe [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The traditional roost site for Yellow-eared Conures in Ecuador has been purchased and is being re-forested, so that this bird may return to this area.Programs & Projects
WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
Related publications: Ognorhynchus icterotisSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
2600
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix I
Threat Summary:
Suffered a severe population collapse due to habitat loss (in particular the wax palm tree, which it is dependent on for nesting) at 90-93% in Colombia. Its status in Ecuador is unclear but precarious; it may now be extinct there. Colonial nesting behaviour could make it vulnerable to trapping.
Range:
Found in the Andean highlands in NW Ecuador, north from Pichincha and W Cotopaxi, and W Colombia, north to Antioquia and NW Norte de Santander. Recently found only from degraded localities in Cordillera Central, Colombia, and W Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Habitat:
Found in areas with Ceroxylon wax palm trees in upland humid mountain forest. Will tolerate partially cleared areas.
Wild Diet:
Reported to feed on Ceroxylon quindiuense and C. alpinum and possibly fruit from other species in this genus; other fruits of Sanurania and Sapium spp, and Podocarpus and Euphorbiaceae.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Generally seen in small flocks or, in the breeding season, pairs. Are highly mobile, probably in response to food availability. Active at dawn feeding, then returning to roost in mid-afternoon. Noisy and conspicuous in flight. Birds roost communally.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 eggs
Breeding Season:
Northern Tolima: May, Huila: March, Ecuador: July-October. Nests colonially in tall wax palms.
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Wild Yellow-eared Conure
© Felix Uribe [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The traditional roost site for Yellow-eared Conures in Ecuador has been purchased and is being re-forested, so that this bird may return to this area.Programs & Projects
WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
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