Cotorra de píleo negro

Taxonomía

Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi described the species in 1844.<p>There are two subspecies of Pyrrhura rupicola:<p>P. r. rupicola can be found in western South America and is common in Peru. P. r. sandiae can be found in the extreme west of Brazil, south-east Peru, and northern Bolivia. Commonly called the Sandia conure in aviculture, it features narrower scalloped feathers on the neck and breast and a lack of scalloped feathers on the hindneck.<p>The black capped parakeet may breed with the green cheeked parakeet in the wild.<p>"Black-capped parakeet" has been designated the official name by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). It is also known in the pet trade as black-capped conure or rock conure.

Nombre científico

Pyrrhura rupicola

Autoridad

(Tschudi, 1844)

Orden

Psittaciformes

Familia

Psittacidae

Género

Pyrrhura

Distribución y hábitat

Migración

Resident species

Comportamiento

Black capped parakeets are highly social birds and communal roosters. In the wild, they flock with up to 30 birds at a time. During breeding season smaller groups of families can be found. Black capped parakeets enjoy bathing. In the wild black capped parakeets are canopy feeders. The black capped parakeet lives up to 30 years in captivity.<p>Black capped parakeets reach sexual maturity between 1 and 3 years old. They roost in small groups during breeding season. A clutch generally has 4 to 7 eggs. They have a 24-day incubation period, followed by 7 to 8 weeks of parental care. Black capped parakeets have a breeding season from February to March.<p>Wild black capped parakeets eat a variety of fruits, nuts, berries, and vegetation. They may also raid farmers crops.<p>Black capped parakeets are listed as near-threatened in the wild on Appendix II. The primary cause of their habitat loss is the deforestation of the Amazon Basin. It is estimated that between there will be a 13.7% and 15.5% loss of habitable land over 18 years. A decrease in forest buffers alongside streams, amnesty for land owners guilty of illegal deforestation before 2008, and a reduction in the amount of private land that must be kept as forest contribute to this problem.

Conservación

Tendencia poblacional

stable