Family Parrots (Psittacidae)

Vulnerable

Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)

Taxonomy

French: Perruche cornue German: Hornsittich Spanish: Perico cornudo

Other common names: Long-horned Parakeet

Taxonomy:

Psittacus cornutus

J. F. Gmelin

, 1788,

New Caledonia

Until recently, generally considered conspecific with E. uvaeensis (which see). Monotypic.

Distribution:

New Caledonia.

Descriptive notes

32 cm; male 167 g, female 125 g. Generally green, more yellowish on underparts, with rump, ear-coverts and nape greenish yellow; forehead to mid-crown red with several (... read more

Voice

Noisy, giving repeated, nasal, raucous “khoo” or “kho-koot” calls, rather similar to those of New... read more

Habitat

Forests up to 30 m tall), notably Agathis australis and Araucaria-dominated, as... read more

Food and feeding

Berries of vines, seeds of various trees and shrubs, notably “penubre tree”, Agathis lanceolata, Lantana camara... read more

Breeding

Sept–Mar. Nest in hole in dead or living tree, species including Metrosideros demonstrans; sometimes on ground, including... read more

Movements

Sedentary, but it may migrate seasonally to foraging grounds during austral winter (Jun–Sep... read more

Status and conservation

VULNERABLE. CITES I. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Has declined substantially since the 1880s owing to habitat loss and cagebird trade and may now number... read more

Bibliography

Public comments

Recommended citation

Collar, N., Christie, D.A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54500 on 11 December 2019).

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: Platycercinae

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This and all the taxa following below have recently been suggested to form a separate family#R. See also under Family Psittacidae.

Tribe: Platycercini

Genus: Eunymphicus J. L. Peters, 1937

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Closely related to Cyanoramphus, and sometimes subsumed within it; Prosopeia is sister to these two, and Platycercus may be the next closest to this clade#R.

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