- In a glommy day... (2)
...last year, but exactly like the weather today.
Look at the wet and messy feathers, and a not very sharp focus. :(
Also known by the name of Dirty face, the Red-fronted parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)/ Tiriba (in portuguese) is a bird of the Psittacidae family that inhabits forest regions, usually in flocks. Suffers from habitat loss.
Its scientific name means: do (Greek) purrhos = with the color of the flame of fire, red; and -diamonds = with the tail; and from (Latin) frontalis, frontis = forehead, front, forehead. ⇒ (Bird with) red tail and forehead.
It measures between 24 and 28 centimeters in length and weighs between 72 and 94 grams.
It is green, even on the cheeks, with a brownish ear area. Front, abdomen and underside of the tail red. It has no apparent external differences between males and females.
It prefers small fruits, but also eats large fruits, seeds and nuts. It usually balances on branches, staying upside down while eating.
It nests in cavities in tree trunks where 3 to 5 eggs are laid, whose dimensions are around 26 x 21 millimeters and which are incubated by the female for about 30 days. When the young are born, they are fed by the parents, especially by the male, for about 45 days.
Geographic distribution
It occurs from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to the Atlantic Forest, Goiás and the south of Mato Grosso do Sul, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.
It usually moves in flocks of 10 to 40 individuals.
From: wikiaves.com.br
- In a glommy day... (2)
...last year, but exactly like the weather today.
Look at the wet and messy feathers, and a not very sharp focus. :(
Also known by the name of Dirty face, the Red-fronted parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)/ Tiriba (in portuguese) is a bird of the Psittacidae family that inhabits forest regions, usually in flocks. Suffers from habitat loss.
Its scientific name means: do (Greek) purrhos = with the color of the flame of fire, red; and -diamonds = with the tail; and from (Latin) frontalis, frontis = forehead, front, forehead. ⇒ (Bird with) red tail and forehead.
It measures between 24 and 28 centimeters in length and weighs between 72 and 94 grams.
It is green, even on the cheeks, with a brownish ear area. Front, abdomen and underside of the tail red. It has no apparent external differences between males and females.
It prefers small fruits, but also eats large fruits, seeds and nuts. It usually balances on branches, staying upside down while eating.
It nests in cavities in tree trunks where 3 to 5 eggs are laid, whose dimensions are around 26 x 21 millimeters and which are incubated by the female for about 30 days. When the young are born, they are fed by the parents, especially by the male, for about 45 days.
Geographic distribution
It occurs from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to the Atlantic Forest, Goiás and the south of Mato Grosso do Sul, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.
It usually moves in flocks of 10 to 40 individuals.
From: wikiaves.com.br