Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Least Concern
Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)
Taxonomy
French: Toui catherine German: Katharinasittich Spanish: Catita barrada
Taxonomy:
Psittacula lineola
Cassin
, 1853,“National Bridge, Mexico” = Puente Nacional, Veracruz
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Subspecies and Distribution
B. l. lineola
(Cassin, 1853) – S Mexico (from C Veracruz and N Oaxaca) discontinuously to W Panama (Veraguas).
B. l. tigrinus
(Souancé, 1856) – N & W Venezuela and Colombia (including Santa Marta Mts) patchily in Andes S to C Bolivia (W Santa Cruz)#R.
Descriptive notes
16–18 cm; 42–59 g. Green in various shades throughout, bluish on forecrown, more olive on back, yellower below, with deeper olive wing-coverts and bottle green... read more
Voice
Flight call is a diagnostic upslurred, somewhat mellow, muffled “gweeh”. Highly vocal in flight,... read more
Habitat
Humid evergreen and pine-evergreen cloud-forest groves, second growth and clearings; tigrinus... read more
Food and feeding
Buds, blossom, Cecropia catkins, corn, berries, fruits and seeds, e.g. of Myrtis, Heliocarpus and Miconia... read more
Breeding
Evidently dry season, Costa Rica; possibly Dec, Panama; Jul–Aug in Colombia. Nests in tree cavities. Eggs unknown; in captivity large... read more
Movements
Apparently nomadic in response to bamboo seeding, hence local numerical status often very erratic.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. CITES II. Uncommon to frequent throughout range, occurring in flocks up to 150, but still probably overlooked owing to silent behaviour and cryptic... read more
Proposed race maculatus (probably from Peru) is included in tigrinus. Two subspecies recognized.