Pyrrhura devillei - Blaze-winged Parakeet
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Blaze-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura devillei (Massena & Souancé, 1854) – is a small mostly green parakeet native to Paraguay and Brazil.
They are are social and usually seen in flocks of up to 40 birds. They are generally tolerant of disturbance.
Average lifespan: 20-25 years.
Blaze-winged Parakeet is listed on CITES Appendix II and EU Annex B.
It is categorized as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.
Description
Small green parakeet with a reddish belly; grey/brown crown, green cheeks, brown ear-coverts; greyish breast and neck; bright red bend of wing and lesser underwing-coverts; yellow greater underwing-coverts, olive tail. The bill is dark grey; eyes are brown; eye ring is bare and white.
Size: 26 cm
Weight: 70 g
Blaze-winged Parakeet is closely related to Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) and look similar; however it has a dusky crown, red bend of wing and red lesser underwing-coverts. Hybrids between these two species have been observed.
Subspecies
None.
Habitat
Blaze-winged Parakeet is native to South America; it occurs in southern Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), south-eastern Bolivia and northern Paraguay (north-western Concepción and south-eastern Alto Paraguay).
They are found in deciduous woodland, gallery forests and nearby savanna and shrubland.
Diet
Wild birds feed on fruit, seed, nuts, nectar, flowers and fly larvae.
About 30% of the diet should be based on various fruits. Also provide various vegetables and a high quality seed mix with small seeds like canary, millet, oat, buckwheat, safflower and hemp. Sprouted sunflower is a healthy supplement.
Aviculture
An aviary with a minimum length of 2 m is recommended. Provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.
Use a vertical box or tree trunk with dimensions 20 x 20 x 75 cm.
The clutch contains 4-6 eggs that are incubated for 22 days. The chicks reach fledging age after 7-8 weeks.
Taxonomy
- Order: Psittaciformes
- Family: Psittacidae
- Genus: Pyrrhura
Synonyms
- Danish: Brunskuldret Conure
- English: Blaze-winged Parakeet, Blaze-winged Conure, Black-winged Parakeet, Black-winged Conure, Deville’s Conure
- French: Conure de Deville, Perriche de Deville, Perruche de Deville
- German: Deville Sittich, Devillesittich, Deville-Sittich
- Portuguese: Tiriba-fogo
- Spanish: Chiripepé ala anaranjada, Cotorra de Deville, Perico de Alas Naranjas, Periquito alianaranjado
- Scientific: Pyrrhura devillei
IUCN Red List
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