Black-hooded Parakeet

Nandayus nendayOrder: PSITTACIFORMES Family: Parakeets and Parrots (Psittacidae)

Codes: Common Name: Non AOU Scientific Name: Non AOU ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177693

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Black-hooded Parakeet

Black-hooded Parakeet: Medium parakeet, green overall, black head, chin, yellow eye-ring. Blue wash on throat and breast, deep blue outer webs on flight feathers and tips of tail feathers. Flight, tail feathers are gray underneath. Cheeks and underwing linings are pale yellow-green. Rump is yellow.

● Song: "kree-ah...kree-ah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Black-hooded Parakeet: Eats seeds, fruits, berries, and nuts. Feeds at feeders and seems to enjoy sunflower seeds; forages in groups, screeching loudly while flying to new feeding areas.

● Breeding & nesting: Black-hooded Parakeet: Two to five white eggs are laid in a tree cavity, with no material added to the nest. Incubation ranges from 21 to 23 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Black-hooded Parakeet: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Black-hooded Parakeet: Native of southeastern Bolivia, southern Mato Grosso, Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina in the provinces of Formosa, Chaco, and occasionally Santa Fe; introduced to California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, New York, and Puerto Rico. Preferred habitats include savannahs, palm forests, deciduous canyons, and agricultural areas.

^BreedingMonogamous

^PopulationRare

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight4.5 Ounces

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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