White-eyed Parakeet
The white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad. == Taxonomy and systematics == The white-eyed parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. It has these three subspecies: P. l. callogenys (Salvadori, 1891) P. l. leucophthalmus (Müller, P.L.S., 1776) P. l. nicefori (Meyer de Schauensee, 1946) What is now Finsch's parakeet (P. finschi) was for a time treated as a fourth subspecies of white-eyed parakeet, and they now constitute a superspecies. The white-eyed parakeet's specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye". == Description == The white-eyed parakeet is 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long with a 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) wingspan. It weighs 100 to 218 g (3.5 to 7.7 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of all subspecies are mostly green that is paler on their underparts. They have red flecks on their head and neck.…
Tijuca National Park
Brazil
+127 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest clings to steep granite slopes mere kilometres from Rio de Janeiro’s urban sprawl, one of Brazil’s most […]
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Brazil
+137 birds+24 mammals
Where granite peaks claw through the Brazilian cerrado and Atlantic Forest transition zones, crystalline streams cascade down escarpments carved over […]
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La Orotava, Spain
+126 birds+9 mammals
Where the Atlantic swells meet volcanic stone, Spain’s highest peak rises 3,718 metres into crystalline air, its slopes a masterclass […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVERío Negro-Sopladora National Park
Chontal, Ecuador
+35 birds
Where granite gorges plunge beneath pristine cloud forest canopy, the Río Negro-Sopladora watershed carves one of Ecuador’s most dramatic landscapes. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKItatiaia National Park
Brazil
+141 birds+19 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust through Atlantic Forest mist, Brazil’s oldest national park commands the border between Rio de Janeiro and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Bocaina National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest meets coastal escarpment, a landscape of dramatic elevation transforms within mere kilometers from sea level to peaks […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau drops away in a thunderous cascade, one of Earth’s most spectacular waterfall systems tears through subtropical […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra dos Órgãos National Park
Brazil
+130 birds+30 mammals
Dramatic peaks of Precambrian granite thrust skyward from the Atlantic Forest floor, their weathered faces etched by millennia of wind […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Guimarães National Park
Brazil
+146 birds+15 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazilian cerrado, ancient escarpments reveal a landscape of extraordinary drama and ecological complexity. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Gandarela National Park
Brazil
150+ birds+9 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust upward through Atlantic Forest mist, the landscape reveals itself in dramatic relief—a montane wilderness sprawling across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBrasília National Park
Plano Piloto, Brazil
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise above the cerrado grasslands of central Brazil, a vast sanctuary unfolds across 1,077 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBahuaja Sonene National Park
San Pedro de Putina Punco, Peru
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above the confluence of Peru’s Río Heath and Río Tambopata, one of the Amazon’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTingo Maria National Park
Mariano Dámaso Beraún, Peru
+48 birds
Where the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes descend into the Amazon basin, a 84-square-kilometre sanctuary of extraordinary biodiversity unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Provincial Pampa del Indio
Laguna Limpia, Argentina
+60 birds+2 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau descends into humid subtropical lowlands, 240 square kilometers of pristine Argentine wilderness unfold across rolling terrain […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEChaco National Park
Municipio de Presidencia de la Plaza, Argentina
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where the Gran Chaco’s thornforests meet wetland mosaics, a landscape of profound ecological contrast unfolds across northwestern Argentina. This 151-square-kilometre […]
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