The Rocky Parrot [1] ( lat. Cyanoliseus patagonus ) is a bird of the parrot family. The only species of the genus.
| Rocky parrot |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Gender: | Patagonian Parrots ( Cyanoliseus Bonaparte , 1854 ) |
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| International scientific name |
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Cyanoliseus patagonus ( Vieillot , 1818 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22685779 |
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Content
Body length 45 cm, tail 24 cm. The main color is olive-brown in color with a brown tinge, on the wings and head - with a greenish tint. There is a red spot on the yellow abdomen. The chest and throat are grayish brown. The male differs from the female in a slightly larger head, a larger beak and a more intense red-orange coloration of the belly.
It lives in Chile , Argentina and southern Uruguay .
Uninhabited places inhabit grassy pamps, rocks and adjacent forests . They feed mainly on plant foods, seeds of cultivated and wild plants, tree buds, fruits, berries and herbs. In the winter months they migrate to warmer northern regions, where there is much more food during this period.
They nest in hollows of trees or in niches of impregnable rocks. Often they dig a hole for a nest with powerful beaks. Sometimes the length of such a hole reaches 1 m. At the end of it is an extension for the nesting chamber. In clutch 2-4 white eggs . Incubation lasts 25 days. After 55-60 days, the chicks leave the nest.
They are distinguished by attachment to a person, gullibility, they can learn to pronounce a few words. Nevertheless, this species has not gained much popularity. These parrots can often be seen in zoos, among amateurs - much less often. The reason for this is their rather sharp and loud voice. These parrots were brought to Europe in the second half of the 19th century .
The view includes 4 subspecies:
- Cyanoliseus patagonus andinus Dabbene & Lillo , 1913 - lives in northeast Argentina.
- Cyanoliseus patagonus byroni ( Sclater , 1873 ) = Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami Olson , 1995 - lives in Argentina and Chile. Previously stood out as an independent species - a rocky parrot, or Chilean.
- Cyanoliseus patagonus conlara Nores & Yzurieta , 1983 - lives in Argentina.
- Cyanoliseus patagonus patagonus ( Vieillot , 1818 ) - lives in Argentina and in the south of Uruguay.
- ↑ 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. 117. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- Jerusalem I., Parrots and songbirds: species, content, training. - Rostov-on-Don: Vladis, 2001 .-- 320 with ISBN 5-94194-073-4
