Splendour Parrots

 

Caica Parrot

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    The Caica Parrots or Hooded Parrots (Pionopsitta caica) are found in the subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest areas of north-eastern Brazil, French Guiana, Bolivar, Guyana, Suriname, and eastern Venezuela.

     

    Description:

    Caica Parrots average 9.2 inches (23 cm) in length (including tail). The plumage is generally green, with the exception of the brownish-black head, a broad orange brown ring around their neck, and blue and black on their wings.

    The lower breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. Each feather edged brownish. The throat and the upper breast are dull olive-brown. The bend of the wing has a pale blue tinge. The primary wing feathers are dark blue with green edging to the outer webs. The flight feathers are black with green outer webs. The underside of the flight-feathers are bluish-green. The middle tail-feathers have blue tips. The outer tail-feathers have yellow marking to the inner webs. The bill is a whitish-horn color. The irides (= plural of iris) of the adults are orange-red; and the cere and feet are grey.

    Immature birds have a greenish head. The cheeks and ear-coverts have an olive-green tinge. The band to the nape (back of the neck) is dull yellowish and without any brown edging. The throat and breast are green with an olive-yellow tinge. Their irides (= plural of iris) are dark.

     

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      Personality:

      The Splendour Parrots are very quiet in an aviary, with an endearingly friendly and gentle personality. They are highly social and should be kept with a mate or in a group environment. In the wild, Superb Parrots are almost always found in flocks. They acclimatize fairly easily to a new environment and are very hardy … Talking Abilities (compared to other species).

       

      Diet:

      Superb Parrots eat grain, seeds, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. In the wild, their diet consists mainly of eucalypt flowers, fruits, nectar and pollen.

       

      Taxonomy / Alternate Names:

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        Genus: Scientific: Pionopsitta … English: Splendour Parrots … Dutch: Prachtpapegaaien … German Zierpapageien … French: Caica … Species: Scientific: Pionopsitta caica aka Gyopsitta caica … English: Caica Parrot … Dutch: Caica Papegaai … German: Kappenpapagei … French: Perroquet Caica

        Czech: amazónek kaika, Papoušek kaika
        Danish: Sorthovedet Pragtpapegøje
        German: Kappenpapagei, Kappen-Papagei
        English: Caica Parrot, Hooded Parrot
        Spanish: Lorito Caica, Lorito de Cabeza Negra
        Finnish: Pyöveliaratti
        French: Caïque à tête noire
        Italian: Pappagallo caica, Pappagallo dei Caica
        Japanese: kurozukininko, kurozukin’inko
        Latin: Caica caica, Gypopsitta caica, Pionopsitta caica, Pyrilia caica
        Dutch: Caicapapegaai
        Norwegian: Skjellnakkepapegøye, Skjellnakket praktpapegøye
        Polish: barwinka kapturowa
        Portuguese: curica, curica-caica, papagainho, periquito-de-pescoço-marrom
        Portuguese (Brazil): curica, Curica-caica, papagainho, periquito-de-pescoço-marrom

         

        Species Research by Sibylle Johnson


         

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