Dusky Parrot

Violet Parrot ( Pionus fuscus )

The Violet Parrot ( Pionus fuscus ), a real Neuweltpapagei, belongs to the genus Rotsteißpapageien ( Pionus ).

Features

The Violet Parrot reached a size of 26 cm. The plumage on the head is dull blue, with red spots on both faces and black feathers over the ears. The spring on the throat and neck creamy white form hems. The feathers on the chin are dull pink. The back plumage of parrots is dark brown with pale fringes, the feathers on the abdomen are brown with red-blue or purple fringes. The tail feathers are dull red at the top and dark blue on the bottom. The wing inner sides have a deep violet blue tone, the top of the wing is purplish blue. The upper mandible is marked with a yellow spot, the rest of the beak is dark gray. The iris of parrots is brown. The feet are gray.

The young birds of violets Papa Gien look like the adult birds, except for a greenish hem on the springs.

Dissemination

The distribution of violets parrots ranging from southeastern Venezuela to north-eastern Brazil. The parrots settle in this area, both sides of the Amazon to the Rio Negro and the lower Rio Madeira. In addition, an isolated population in the extreme north - eastern Colombia.

Way of life

The violet parrot lives in the tropical rain forests and forest edges, open grassland he avoids. His living room he shares with the black ear Parrot ( Pionus menstruus ). The population in Colombia was spotted at an altitude of 1200 m. Otherwise, the preferred type flat land areas below 600 m.

Threat

The population size of Veilchenpapgeien is largely stable. Only in Brazil is a decline in the population is registered due to deforestation. Areas in Suriname and Venezuela, where the violets parrot occurs, have been placed under protection.