Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
Medium-sized green parakeet with a dull gray head. Bright blue wing feathers are hard to see when perched but are conspicuous in flight. At close range, bare white skin around the eye is also diagnostic. Found in forest edge and other open forested habitats, often traveling in pairs or groups. Frequently found around towns and agricultural areas.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Aratinga weddellii
- Authority
- (Deville, 1851)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Aratinga
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- rising
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
Other Birds
Ash-throated Casiornis
Casiornis fuscus
Large rufous flycatcher with a slight crest, a cinnamon back, dusky flight feathers, and buff underparts. Inhabits wooded caatinga (dry scrubby forest) in the breeding season, with migrants also found in Cerrado and Amazonian savannas and light woodland in the non-breeding season. The similar Rufous Casiornis has a rufous back, the same color as the wings.
Ridgway's Hawk
Buteo ridgwayi
A scarce small hawk of forests and open woodlands. The adult is very distinctive with its gray hood and barred orange belly. Immatures are pale-buff below with brown streaking and are brown above. Immatures separated from immature Red-tailed Hawk by small size and, in flight, by the lack of dark patagial bars. Typically rather approachable. Feeds on a wide variety of prey including large insects, small birds, and bats. Common call is loud, shrill, repeated “wee-uh.”
Red Bird-of-Paradise
Paradisaea rubra
A large bird of lowland forests on the northwest islands. Both sexes have yellow bill, chest and back of the head. Male has 2 long black tail streamers, chestnut wings and red plumes which he spreads in his display. Face is bottle green in males and black in females. Doesn’t overlap with any other similar birds-of-paradise. Male gives an often repeated, nasal “caw!”.
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