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

Proposed race maculatus (probably from Peru) is included in tigrinus. Two subspecies recognized.

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

Bibliography

Public comments

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

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Recent reappraisal of higher taxonomy of parrots#R proposed arrangement into three superfamilies, here treated as families (Strigopidae, Cacatuidae, Psittacidae); same study split Psittacidae, as here defined, into three families, with additional recognition of Psittrichasidae (Psittrichas to Coracopsis, below) and Psittaculidae (Psephotus to Micropsitta, below); in present work, separation of these families considered to require further study and perhaps additional support. In the past, present family was often split into two, with recognition of family Loriidae; at the other extreme, it was sometimes considered to include all Psittaciformes.

Subfamily: Arinae

Genus: Bolborhynchus Bonaparte, 1857

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Some recent molecular studies indicated a sister relationship between Bolborhynchus lineola and Nannopsittaca#R #R, another study finding that Psilopsiagon was sister to these two genera#R; a different analysis suggested a sister relationship between Touit and Nannopsittaca (although Bolborhynchus was not sampled)#R.

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