Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Text last updated September 17, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Bulgarian | Сивоглава аратинга |
Catalan | aratinga de cap turquesa |
Croatian | sivoglava jandaja |
Czech | aratinga tmavohlavý |
Dutch | Weddellaratinga |
English | Dusky-headed Parakeet |
English (United States) | Dusky-headed Parakeet |
French | Conure de Weddell |
French (Canada) | Conure de Weddell |
German | Weddellsittich |
Japanese | シモフリインコ |
Norwegian | hvitøreparakitt |
Polish | konura łuskogłowa |
Portuguese (Brazil) | periquito-de-cabeça-suja |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Periquito-de-cabeça-suja |
Russian | Буроголовая аратинга |
Serbian | Vedelova aratinga |
Slovak | klinochvost tmavohlavý |
Spanish | Aratinga Cabecifusca |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Perico Cabecioscuro |
Spanish (Peru) | Cotorra de Cabeza Oscura |
Spanish (Spain) | Aratinga cabecifusca |
Swedish | weddellparakit |
Turkish | Gri Başlı Papağan |
Ukrainian | Аратинга сіроголовий |
Aratinga weddellii (Deville, 1851)
Definitions
- ARATINGA
- weddellii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Introduction
Dusky-headed Parakeet is a relatively large and long-tailed parakeet restricted to the lowlands of western Amazonia, where it occurs from southeast Colombia south to northeast Bolivia, and across western Brazil. It remains generally common, and the species seems to have adapted to some degree of habitat degradation and fragmentation. Most of its plumage is green, but this parakeet is distinctive on account of the brownish-gray head and neck, with a slightly scaled effect, which make the species easily identifiable. It inhabits clearings and riparian areas, including seasonally flooded forest, but apparently large shuns terra firme forest, and feeds on range of fruits and flowers. It sometimes forms large flocks, which may perform local movements in response to changes in food supplies.
Field Identification
28 cm; 96–129 g. Head and sides of neck brownish grey with feathers tipped bluish grey , giving slight scaled effect; bare orbital ring yellowish white; breast grass-green shading to lemon-yellow on belly and thighs, becoming green on vent; nape to rump green with vague dusky markings; wings green with outer secondaries, primary-coverts and primary tips dark blue; tail green tipped dark blue. Immature similar.
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
SE Colombia S through E Ecuador, E Peru and SW Amazonian Brazil to C Bolivia (Cochabamba).
Habitat
Seasonally flooded várzea forest, riparian growth, tall swampy second growth, scrublands and clearings, generally avoiding terra firme forest; also reported in cane and coffee plantations. Lowlands to 750 m.
Movement
Formation of large flocks at particular food sources suggests at least local displacements in response to changes in supply.
Diet and Foraging
Poorly documented. Fruits of palms , Goupia glabra, Inga edulis, Mimosa, blossoms and inflorescences such as of Erythrina and Dioclea glabra.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Flight calls consist of thin rusty notes “kree kree” (1). Calls when perched similar, but interspersed with rasping brays. Quality shriller than sympatric Psittacara leucophthalmus, which has a more nasal voice.
Breeding
Evidently Jun–Aug throughout range, with possible further record in Feb, Colombia; Apr–Jun in E of range in Brazil. Nest in hole in dead tree or arboreal termitarium, usually adjacent to water; pair witnessed enlarging old woodpecker hole. In captivity: 3–4 eggs; incubation, by female only, 23 days; nestling period 50 days.
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened. CITES II. Common in most of range, even in degraded and settled areas; evidence indicates a steady increase with clearance of continuous forest and construction of roads through such terrain. Traded in moderate numbers up to mid-1980s, with 17,195 exported by Bolivia in 1980–1983, but currently banned from export in all range states.
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