Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Vulnerable
Golden Parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Taxonomy
French: Conure dorée German: Goldsittich Spanish: Aratinga guaruba
Other common names:
Golden Conure
Taxonomy:
Psittacus Guarouba
J. F. Gmelin
, 1788,north-eastern Brazil
.Distribution:
N Brazil S of Amazon, occurring in W Maranhão and Pará; single records from Amazonas, Rondônia and Mato Grosso#R.
Descriptive notes
34–36 cm. Bright yellow throughout, but flight-feathers dark green. Immature has green markings on head, breast and tail.
Voice
Commonest call a fairly high-pitched burry “rrreeh”, sounding quite plaintive and not harsh,... read more
Habitat
Terra firme rain forest, mainly in hilly areas, wandering into seasonally flooded v... read more
Food and feeding
Fruits or pseudofruits of Euterpe, Anacardium, Protium, Tetragastris, Visnia, Inga,... read more
Breeding
Nov–Feb, sometimes earlier or later. Nest high in hole in tree, usually isolated but within short distance of intact forest. Eggs... read more
Movements
Apparently nomadic, with birds seeming to wander widely and not predictable at one locality at any... read more
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. CITES I. Brazilian endemic, with most records from between R Tocantins, lower R Xingú and R Tapajós in Amazon Basin of Pará. Known from c. 70... read more
Monotypic.