Lesson's parakeet [1] ( lat. Forpus coelestis ) is a bird of the parrot family.
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Content
- 1 Appearance
- 2 Distribution
- 3 Lifestyle
- 4 Reproduction
- 5 Contents
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
Appearance
Body length 12-12.5 cm. The main color of the plumage is green. The crown is gray, the back is green-gray, the sacrum and the edges of the wings are blue, the tail is green. The beak is light gray, the iris is brown. Females lack a blue color on the wings and on the sacrum.
Peaceful Sparrow
Distribution
They live from Ecuador to Peru and in the western part of South America .
Lifestyle
Inhabit subtropical and tropical forests .
Reproduction
The female lays from 4 to 6 eggs . After 3 weeks, chicks appear, and after another month they fledge and fly out of the nest.
Contents
The most numerous and well-propagated species of the Forpus genus among amateurs.
Notes
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 119. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
Literature
- Jerusalem I. Parrots and songbirds: species, content, training. - Rostov-on-Don: Vladis, 2001 .-- 320 with ISBN 5-94194-073-4