White-breasted Parakeet
The white-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura albipectus) or white-necked parakeet, is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in southern Ecuador and possibly in adjacent northern Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The white-breasted parakeet is monotypic. == Description == The white-breasted parakeet is 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4 to 10 in) long and weighs 83 to 110 g (2.9 to 3.9 oz). The sexes are the same. Adults have a thin reddish brown band just above the bill and are brownish from forehead to hindcrown; the crown feathers have gray edges. Their cheeks are green with yellow giving a scaly appearance and their ear coverts are orange. A wide white collar surrounds their neck and the rest of their upperparts are green. Their breast is yellow and the rest of their underparts are green with a rusty tone on the belly. Their wing is mostly green with red primary coverts and dark bluish primaries. The upper side of their tail is dull reddish with a green base and the underside dusky with reddish tips to the feathers. Their bill is blackish and their iris is dark with…
Podocarpus National Park
Zamora, Ecuador
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Where the Andes fracture into a thousand misty valleys, Ecuador’s southern highlands harbour one of the continent’s most biodiverse protected […]
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Las Juntas, Ecuador
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Where the Andes plunge toward Peru’s border, granite ridges pierce a landscape of cloud forest and high-altitude páramo that defines […]
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