Short-tailed Parrot

A short-tailed parrot as a pet in the Peruvian Indians.

The short-tailed parrot ( Graydidascalus brachyurus ) is a common in the Amazon Neuweltpapagei. He lives in the Varzea and secondary forests on the banks of the Amazon River and its major tributaries, preferring temporarily flooded or swampy areas. Not periodically flooded rainforests ( Terra Firma ) be avoided. The animals are living in the East b by some authors as a subspecies of G.. insulus of the nominate G. b. brachyurus distinguished. In addition to the blue belly parrot he is considered the least known parrot in South America.

Features

Short-tailed parrots resemble Amazons and how these have a green color. The wing feathers are lined with yellow, parts of the wing edge and the base of the tail are red. To the eye, there is a gray zone naked skin, the iris is dark red, the bill blackish, the cere, the reins (the area between the beak and eye ) and the feet are gray. Name counts is their remarkably short tail.

Young birds resemble the adult animals. But your Schanz base and the wing edges show no red color.

Lifestyle and diet

Short-tailed parrots live in larger groups, and remain at, especially in trees near the river. In the evening they gather loudly with many cousins ​​and other parrots in the trees on the shore and on river islands. Short-tailed parrots feed on nuts, seeds, fruits and berries. Also orchards, where, for example, guavas are grown, are visited by the birds.

Reproduction

Little is known about the propagation of the species. In the east, Brazil breeding colonies were observed in September. The eggs of captive specimens had the dimensions 21.7 to 27.5 x 30.5 to 32.9 mm.