Santa Marta Parakeet

Pyrrhura viridicata ♀

The Santa Marta Rotschwanzsittich ( Pyrrhura viridicata ) is one of 18 species in the genus Rotschwanzsittiche ( Pyrrhura ).

Description

Santa Marta Rotschwanzsittiche are 25 cm long. Females as males are colored red, the front face is red, the ear covers are brownish purple, the rest of the head is green. The lateral feathers on the neck, throat and upper breast have a faint purple hem. The lower breast is green, the orange-red belly and bend of wing yellow. The beak is horn colored, the iris brown. Among species are not known.

Distribution, habitat and way of life

The distribution area is limited to parts of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. There he is confined to the damp, pristine mountain forests or low interference levels in height 2000-3200 m.

The parakeets seem to live mainly in pairs or in small groups. Little is known about the diet, the fruits of epiphytes, flowers and seeds of Cordioideae and six tree species are as food as well as visits to occupied Brombeerpflanzungen.

Hazard, conservation efforts

The Santa Marta Rotschwanzsittich is classified as vulnerable globally and nationally. Basis of the assessment is the extremely limited area of ​​distribution, its habitat preferences and the high pressure on the remaining original ecosystems in the region. For the long-term protection will be crucial, especially to inform the Indian population on the degree of exposure of the endemic species and to convey the urgency of conservation concepts. In the remote area of ​​distribution there is a lack of drug cultivation due to government controls.

Swell

• Pyrrhura viridicata in the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN
• BirdLife International: Species Fact Sheet - Santa Marta Parakeet ( Pyrrhura viridicata )
• Ralf Strewe: Current Situation of Santa Marta in Colombia Rotschwanzsittichs ( http://www.papageienfonds.de websites of the Fund for Endangered Parrots )