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תיתחתו ונוחג ,וייחל ,םירחרחש וינפו ודוקדוק ,ולדוגב ינוניב יכות :שאר-רוחש רוינוק | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Nandayus nenday SE Bolivia and SW Brazil through C Paraguay to N Argentina. Small numbers fe in Buenos Aires city; also in Canada and USA. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.32-37 cnn; 120-141 g Blackish face and crown with flesh-coloure periocular area, yellowish green on cheeks, belly and underwing-coverts, a shade darker on nape, back, rump, uperwing-coverts and vent.Breast light blue, thighs orange red,flight-feathers above blue, below dark; tail above olive green tipped blue, below dark. Immature has less blue on breast, shorter tail. Habitat.Gallery forest, isolated deciduous woodlots and palm stands in Pantanal, open savanna country and pastures, also moist Chaco and low dry scrub. Up to 800 m or moreFood and feeding.Palm nuts, seeds, fruits,berries, flowers and buds, often taken from the ground.Breeding.Nov. Nest in wild prospected by up to 12 birds, in holes in trees and tops of fence posts in stockyards.4 eggs, in captivity, 3 eggs, Incubation 21-23 days, and nestling period c. 8 weeks. Movements.Flocks may wander widely in non-breeding season, and the first confirmed record from Bolivia may have represented such a long-range movement from Pantanal 300 km to the E.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Common to locally abundant, and in parts of Brazil the commonest parrot.Israel.In Israel subspecies Nandayus nenday from 1970 breeds in Emek Hefer zone. |
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