- Do you think...
...there is any possibility that he is trying to share his meal with me? :))
The Maracanã parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), also known as "Maritaca", is a bird of the order Psittaciformes, family Psittacidae. It is not considered to be threatened, although international trade (trafficking) has been affecting its populations.
Its scientific name means: do (Greek) psittakë = parrot; and kara = head; and from (Greek) leucophthalma, leucophthalmos, leucophtalmus = white eye; leukos = white and ophthalmos = eye. ⇒ (Bird) with parrot-like head and white eye.
It has an “oval” shaped head. General coloration green with the sides of the head and neck with some red feathers, only the small lower wing coverts are red, the large lower wing coverts being yellow, attracting much attention in flight.
It has orange irises, a light horn-colored beak, grayish feet. Average size from 30 to 32 centimeters. The weight varies between 140 and 171 grams. In juveniles the red feathers on the head and under the wings are absent, being green in color.
The Maracanã parakeet feeds mainly on fruits and seeds.
Couples nest alone in wooden hollows, buriti palm trees, stone walls, and also under the roofs of human buildings, which helps a lot in their occupation of urban spaces. They remain inconspicuous when nesting in dwellings, arriving and leaving the nest silently and waiting perched on trees until they can fly to the nest unnoticed. Like most parrots, they do not collect materials for building the nest, placing and hatching the eggs directly on the soil of the nesting site. When they nest in dwellings, they tend to gnaw through wires and cause short circuits.
This species inhabits humid and semi-humid forests, swamps, forests up to 2500 meters, and does not frequent regions with dark water rivers. Flies in flocks of 5 to 40 individuals, and sleep collectively in different places. It is very frequent in urban areas such as Rio de Janeiro, where they fly by in large flocks outside the breeding period.
The species occurs in almost all of Brazil, and is adaptable to environments altered by man.
On Explore: June 20, 2023
- Do you think...
...there is any possibility that he is trying to share his meal with me? :))
The Maracanã parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), also known as "Maritaca", is a bird of the order Psittaciformes, family Psittacidae. It is not considered to be threatened, although international trade (trafficking) has been affecting its populations.
Its scientific name means: do (Greek) psittakë = parrot; and kara = head; and from (Greek) leucophthalma, leucophthalmos, leucophtalmus = white eye; leukos = white and ophthalmos = eye. ⇒ (Bird) with parrot-like head and white eye.
It has an “oval” shaped head. General coloration green with the sides of the head and neck with some red feathers, only the small lower wing coverts are red, the large lower wing coverts being yellow, attracting much attention in flight.
It has orange irises, a light horn-colored beak, grayish feet. Average size from 30 to 32 centimeters. The weight varies between 140 and 171 grams. In juveniles the red feathers on the head and under the wings are absent, being green in color.
The Maracanã parakeet feeds mainly on fruits and seeds.
Couples nest alone in wooden hollows, buriti palm trees, stone walls, and also under the roofs of human buildings, which helps a lot in their occupation of urban spaces. They remain inconspicuous when nesting in dwellings, arriving and leaving the nest silently and waiting perched on trees until they can fly to the nest unnoticed. Like most parrots, they do not collect materials for building the nest, placing and hatching the eggs directly on the soil of the nesting site. When they nest in dwellings, they tend to gnaw through wires and cause short circuits.
This species inhabits humid and semi-humid forests, swamps, forests up to 2500 meters, and does not frequent regions with dark water rivers. Flies in flocks of 5 to 40 individuals, and sleep collectively in different places. It is very frequent in urban areas such as Rio de Janeiro, where they fly by in large flocks outside the breeding period.
The species occurs in almost all of Brazil, and is adaptable to environments altered by man.
On Explore: June 20, 2023