Periquito de Nicobar

Psittacula caniceps

Un perico grande y verde con cabeza gris. Destacan su gruesa raya ocular negra y su apariencia "barbuda" negra. El pico es completamente rojo en machos, mientras que el pico superior es negro en hembras. A menudo se encuentra en pequeños grupos que se alimentan de frutas en árboles altos. Restringido a los bosques perennifolios de las Islas Nicobar. Su llamada es un chillido fuerte y áspero.

Identificación

It is predominantly green with a yellowish-grey head and prominent black facial markings. It has a black stripe from the forehead to the eyes and a broad black band extending from the lower mandible to the sides of the neck. The iris is reddish-orange. The upper mandible is red in males and black in females, while the lower mandible is black in both sexes. Females, in addition, have a higher presence of blue hinted facial feathers.<p>It is listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Very little is known about its ecology. However, it is known that these species reside in the tall leafy trees on these islands and have a preference for the fruit of Pandanus palms trees. Its conservation status is near threatened as human settlement is increasing resulting in a decline of resources for their habitats and also because of the popularity of including them in the caged bird trade.

Taxonomía

Nombre científico
Psittacula caniceps
Autoridad
(Blyth, 1846)
Orden
Psittaciformes
Familia
Psittaculidae
Género
Psittacula

Distribución y hábitat

Migración
Resident species

Conservación

Tendencia poblacional
declining

Fotos

Distribución

Cantos de Aves

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